as in wife
the female partner in a marriage
"How nice to see you! How's the Mrs.?" inquired the charming older gentleman
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Hill is tasked with portraying actor Dotty, who then portrays the character Mrs. Clackett.
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David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
One sketch, vetoed by the network, had Tomlin playing a prim mother, Mrs. Beasley, calling her son in from the back yard, which was actually a war zone, ablaze with exploding mortar shells.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
On his way past the lagoon, Gilligan passes Mrs. Howell, who has been trying to drown herself but never has the nerve, always coming and standing dripping wet in the doorway to the Howells’ hut, Mr. Howell lounging in his hammock with his thoughts of Ginger.
—Mark Richard, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Jolie, 49, and Pitt, 61, met as costars on 2005's Mr. and Mrs. Smith then got married in 2014.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
One sketch, vetoed by the network, had Tomlin playing a prim mother, Mrs. Beasley, calling her son in from the back yard, which was actually a war zone, ablaze with exploding mortar shells.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
On his way past the lagoon, Gilligan passes Mrs. Howell, who has been trying to drown herself but never has the nerve, always coming and standing dripping wet in the doorway to the Howells’ hut, Mr. Howell lounging in his hammock with his thoughts of Ginger.
—Mark Richard, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Jolie, 49, and Pitt, 61, met as costars on 2005's Mr. and Mrs. Smith then got married in 2014.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Mrs..” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Mrs.. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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