husband and wife

idiom

: a married couple
They were husband and wife for almost 60 years.

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After that, the two are excited to spend the rest of their lives together as husband and wife. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025 Kira and Nino, a husband and wife, had lived in the same building as my husband and me for years. Serena Dai, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2025 Both husband and wife passed on their affinity for music — George’s as a singer and Olive’s as a saxophone player — to their children and formed the Osmond Brothers troupe with sons Alan, Wayne, and Jay Osmond. Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025 The case was the subject of a 2015 IndyStar investigation into a spice ring that involved Jaynes, a husband and wife who were both former Hendricks County sheriff's deputies, an Indianapolis Public Schools teacher and two business owners. Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for husband and wife 

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“Husband and wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/husband%20and%20wife. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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