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Vocabulary Entry
widowed
|adjective • verb
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A
adjective
Describes a person whose spouse has died.
Example Sentences
"After the funeral, she felt like a widowed woman in a sea of happy couples."
"He struggled to adapt to life as a widowed father."
"The widowed veteran spoke about his late wife with great affection."
V
verb
Past tense of 'widow'; to make a person a widow.
Example Sentences
"The war widowed many women and left families in despair."
"The sudden loss of his partner widowed him unexpectedly."
"She was widowed after a tragic accident took her husband away."