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.
