widows in English

noun
1
a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not remarried.
On her husband's death, a widow usually foresees a life full of harassment and humiliation.
2
a last word or short last line of a paragraph falling at the top of a page or column and considered undesirable.
So I saved the space by killing all the widow lines; I could cut a word and save a line. The next day I couldn't bear to read my own words.
verb
1
make into a widow or widower.
she had to care for her widowed mother

Use "widows" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "widows" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "widows", or refer to the context using the word "widows" in the English Dictionary.

1. “A Judge of Widows

2. Making widows their spoil

3. But many are widows, old-timers,

4. Also patron of divorce, infidelity, and widows.

5. He is a financier who spoils widows.

6. Mothers and daughters, sisters, wives, and widows,

7. We have and fatherless, our mothers like widows.

8. We are and fatherless , our mothers are as widows.

9. They are financiers who spoiled widows of their money.

10. Bishop Monson’s ward had over 1,000 members, including 84 widows.

11. We have become orphans and fatherless, our mothers like widows.

12. The Bible speaks of Christian “orphans and widows” who have tribulation.

13. She made clothes for needy widows in her seaside town of Joppa.

14. War can decimate a population, leaving large numbers of orphans and widows.

15. Some spiders like house spiders and black widows actually spin Cobwebs

16. This may have made them more acceptable to the offended widows.

17. Their priests fell by the sword ; and their widows made no lamentation.

18. It did so, for example, by mandating the protection of orphans and widows.

19. Also patron of infidelity and widows; she is invoked against physical abuse.

20. They were both widows, so there was no husband's welfare to inquire about.

21. Widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses cannot apply online for survivors Benefits

22. It's a Bloody disgrace that some war widows don't get a decent pension

23. The conditions of widows in Brahmanism was arguably worse than most other cultures.

24. They were seriously deficient for people who moved jobs and, often, inadequate for widows.

25. The women were predominantly single: widows (63) and women whose husbands had Absconded …

26. Their refusal to acknowledge the hitherto unfair rating of widows, widowers and single people.

27. 3 We have become orphans without a father; our mothers are like widows.

28. They were both widows,(sentence dictionary) so there was no husband's welfare to inquire about.

29. 🔊 When the con artist exerts his charm, he can easily Cadge money from widows

30. The two widows, Naomi and Ruth, reach Bethlehem at the start of the barley harvest.

31. Disadvantaged ones, such as widows, orphans, and the poor, were to be treated compassionately.

32. Trust in Jehovah is fundamental to coping with the situation of widows and orphans.

33. 1 Widows were forbidden to remarry and were stoned to death if they did.

34. Half of all widows over sixty-five are either at or near the poverty level.

35. Or “widows who are truly in need”; that is, with no one to support them.

36. It was reported that certain “widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution” of food.

37. (Job 31:24, 25, 28) When he encountered widows or orphans in need, he helped them.

38. 15 Some private sector occupational schemes are generous towards widows, especially if the death occurs in service.

39. As a special dispensation, war-widows will be exempt from one-time contribution to join ECHS.

40. Other women are in a situation similar to that of widows because their husbands left them.

41. A traditional Indian custom used to involve widows burning themselves alive on their husbands' funeral pyres.

42. She evidently made many garments for needy widows and others, and this greatly endeared her to them.

43. The bundles were for widows so that they could have a fire in the cold of winter.

44. 3, 4. (a) According to 1 Timothy 5:4, who should be concerned about helping widows?

45. Widows appear best motivated to bridge ethnic divides and unite fragmented communities because they share common concerns

46. If poor widows cannot meet necessary expenses, others in the congregation will no doubt be glad to assist.

47. This was a loving arrangement in behalf of the poor, the alien residents, the orphans, and the widows.

48. Widows of Apothecaries were given an opportunity to enter the pharmacy world by taking over their husbands’ businesses

49. It is inexcusable that the government has never paid a cent to the widows of these brave men.

50. My Masonic Lodge used to bring a busload of Wives, Girl Friends and Widows to the Candlelight …