Is it better to be the widow of a hero than the wife of a coward?. From LearnThat.org. [Dolores Ibarruri]
And you know how you see people, Larry, who walk and they've got what you call a widow's hump?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 17, 2002] Reference
Simunition and air-soft type practice, followed up by a letter from the department to the "widow" is needed. From Wordnik.com. [Spray and Pray: Why cops should go back to carrying revolvers] Reference
"We've seen a few of what we call widow makers, dangling branches," said Virgil Taylor, a Fort Worth Parks Department worker. From Wordnik.com. [Dallas / Fort Worth news, weather, sports, traffic and video from cbs11tv.com] Reference
She stopped at the Brahmin widow's door and rapped. From Wordnik.com. [Daughters of India] Reference
One evening the Brahmin widow made a surprise visit. From Wordnik.com. [Daughters of India] Reference
She still couldn’t bring herself to use the word widow. From Wordnik.com. [Bloodstream] Reference
The word widow requires a bit more explanation and updating. From Wordnik.com. [All In One Day's News] Reference
A widow is also entitled to an allowance of 2/- for each child per week. From Wordnik.com. [A Canadian's View of the Empire as Seen From London] Reference
The widow is entitled to workers compensation death benefits for 20 years. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Corporate Front Group Funded By Coal Industry Scorns Widow Of Mine Disaster: ‘Everyone Wants Free Money’ (Updated)] Reference
Rhonda, a long-time widow, is in her mid-80s but still on top of her game. From Wordnik.com. [Marshall Fine: Attention, Hollywood: High-Concept Idea for Sale!] Reference
"On the contrary there is a certain vivacity about the word widow to my mind.". From Wordnik.com. [The Pagans] Reference
If a widow is still young, she is supposed to remarry, and her new husband will support her. From Wordnik.com. [Frazzled By the Age of Fifty] Reference
His only son had wished to marry a certain widow, and gave her in token thereof a ring and £T. I. From Wordnik.com. [High Albania] Reference
Unfortunately, in the west, many women go to work, kids go off to institutions, and the widow is left alone. From Wordnik.com. [Older Women at Home] Reference
And there are huge pieces of concrete hanging from rebar that they call widow-makers because they can drop on top of them. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 17, 2010] Reference
He married a wealthy widow from the Drexel family to supplement his lack of income, and became indispensable to New York hostesses. From Wordnik.com. [The Four Hundred | Edwardian Promenade] Reference
When I called his widow, Pegge, I was the first one to put together the fact that her husband, her late husband was CIA in 47 years. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Honor: Covert Lives & Classified Deaths at the CIA] Reference
When the husband dies the widow is left essentially to start over, much like a young girl, presumably to search for another husband. From Wordnik.com. [African Family Structures] Reference
How she became a widow was a burden on her conscience. From Wordnik.com. [Pater Peter. English.] Reference
A widow is a short line or single word at the end of a paragraph. From Wordnik.com. [Ryan Tomayko] Reference
NEWTON - Prosecutors intend to call the widow of Trooper David Shawn Blanton. From Wordnik.com. [CITIZEN-TIMES.com - News] Reference
It seems to be what is called the widow-bird, and is formidable to the kite. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants] Reference
Remember that the widow was your brother's wife, and the children your brother's. From Wordnik.com. [The Jericho Road] Reference
I shrank from telling him that I didn't care a hang whether the widow was a fraud or not. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Larkspur] Reference
A widow occurs when the first line of a paragraph is left all alone at the bottom of a page. From Wordnik.com. [Widows and Orphans] Reference
Author and socialite Candy Spelling, known as the widow of late multimillionaire TV producer. From Wordnik.com. [Move Trends] Reference
His widow is a dear old soul, and always makes a special pet of the boy who wins the Fraser. From Wordnik.com. [Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906] Reference
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