widow
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,916 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,379 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried also: widow woman
verb
- cause to be without a spouse The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia
widow in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The widow clasped her hands and shuddered again.
Admiral Peters Odd Craft, Part 14. · W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs · Chapter 1
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The parson’s widow looked sadly in front of her without saying a word.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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During my stay at Starkfield I lodged with a middle-aged widow colloquially known as Mrs. Ned Hale.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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Think of my fastidious brother shaking hands with him and Widow Shipley, who kept a low tavern on the tow-path!
Tracy Park: A Novel · Mary Jane Holmes · Chapter 1
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Though all his life long he had toiled and moiled, he only left his widow and son two hundred florins.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1