widow

Definition:
1. A woman whose husband has died and who has not married again.
2. A woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried.
3. Cause to be without a spouse.

Use 'widow' in a sentence:

• 1. The widow gossiped about her neighbors.
• 2. Come along, old chap, and I'll ask the widow to let up on you a little, Huck.
• 3. Like most other guilds, the Wildberg weaver's guild banned women from becoming masters, however, it exempted master's widow.
• 4. He knew he was within five steps of the stile leading into Widow Douglas' grounds.
• 5. Stead of going to Joe Harper's we'll climb right up the hill and stop at the Widow Douglas.
• 6. Some villains robbed the widow of the savings.
• 7. She found it very hard to adjust to being a widow.
• 8. A widow, thrifty1 and industrious2, had two servants, whom she kept pretty hard at work.
• 9. The Widow Douglas' splendid hospitality and Tom's persuasions presently carried the day.
• 10. The physicians were all at the cave, so the Widow Douglas came and took charge of the patient.
• 11. Exercise widow refers to a woman who spends little time with her husband because of his frequent and extended exercise sessions.
• 12. The excuse is that Black Widow is set at an earlier time – just after Captain America: Civil War, to be exact.
• 13. Is it a house spider, a black widow spider, or a plastic spider?
• 14. Sandra West, a rich widow from Texas, decided that she wanted to be buried with her favorite car.
• 15. Once Johansson heard that "Black Widow" would be released on streaming and in theaters on the same day, she attempted to negotiate with Marvel.
• 16. He leaves a widow and two children.
• 17. The Widow Douglas' splendid hospitality was a tempting bait.
• 18. It's the second set of widows we bought this year.
• 19. Ain't you and the widow good friends?
• 20. The animals most at risk from the black widow's bite are insects and male black widow spiders.
• 21. Never mind; you'll see, when we get to the Widow Douglas'.
• 22. The victim's widow protested at the leniency of the sentence.
• 23. His grief-stricken widow missed him so much that she could not sleep a wink1 for days.
• 24. They had much compassion for the widow who moved here last Friday.
• 25. Do not bully widows and widowers.
• 26. The Welshman said Huck had good spots in him, and the widow said, "You can depend on it."
• 27. He had only known the perennial widow, the discreetly expensive Frenchwoman.
• 28. The widow received the boys as heartily as any one could well receive two such looking beings.
• 29. That young woman is his adopted daughter and a widow.
• 30. Many people came to console the wailful widow.
• 31. The exercise widow often wakes to an empty bed--a sure sign of a morning workout--and may find dinner plans spoiled by a sudden avoidance of anything heavy before a night run.
• 32. He could not bear to give up the fun at Widow Douglas'.
• 33. Lo and behold, it turns out that his widow, to whom he confessed various infidelities before expiring, was pregnant; indeed, he was the father.
• 34. You get to be the one to tell her that she's a widow.
• 35. They are financiers who spoiled widows of their money.
• 36. "You did just right," said the widow.
• 37. We're going to make you a rich widow.
• 38. Martha was a very rich young widow.
• 39. 'You said she was a poor widow lady!' — 'In a manner of speaking she is,' Alison said.
• 40. He left a large fortune his widow and children.
• 41. The widow burst into tears.
• 42. As the last notes of the hymn died away, the widow ran to the coffin, cast herself upon it and sobbed hysterically.
• 43. His widow became a virtual recluse for the remainder of her life.
• 44. Black widow spiders also use their webs to ensnare their prey.
• 45. He figured out that you're lonely, like most widows, and he turned on the charm.
• 46. For forty-eight hours the widow hunted for him everywhere in great distress.
• 47. Widows seem to experience more distress than do widowers.
• 48. The widow said to herself, "There—he's asleep, poor wreck."
• 49. Since his death in 1985 his widow has carried the torch of his Stalinist legacy.
• 50. Cartoon creator Fujio's widow Masako Fujimoto said Doraemon transcends culture and language making him popular with children worldwide.
• 51. The victim's widow was today being comforted by family and friends.
• 52. My grandmothers are both widows.
• 53. "You're a widow?"—"Yes. My husband's been dead a year now."
• 54. She's a widow now.
• 55. She became a widow a year ago.
• 56. His widow has taken over the running of his empire, including six London theatres.
• 57. His widow has taken over the running of his empire, including six theatres.