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Example sentences for: wives

How can you use “wives” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Alfred Kinsey's famous 1948 survey of American sexual behavior found that seven out of 10 men had cheated on their wives.
He regards with wonder the Great Khan’s religious tolerance, all-encompassing generosity, and admirable taste in wives.
Madam Regent attended church and the mission schools (which you can still visit in Honolulu) and burned images of the old Hawaiian gods, while Kamehameha II entertained lavishly in the company of his wives.
Indeed, in some cultures, permissible infidelity is paired with stigmatized divorce as part of the family-values formula: high-status males get a mistress as compensation for sticking with their aging wives.
[21] Husbands have beaten and/or abandoned wives thought to be HIV-positive, despite the fact that many women contract the virus from their husbands.