Sentence examples for they were wives from inspiring English sources
None of them was an actual "Miss": they were wives or widows, some with great-grandchildren.
In the fields, they worked like men; in villas, they became housekeepers; at home, they were wives and mothers.
Women who said they were wives of missing miners gathered at the site of the protest, waving wooden sticks and singing protest songs.
They were wives and mothers.
They are wives, mothers and assistant tinsmiths.
It is very important for me – there are many friends of mine who don't have any identity, they are wives, or daughters or sisters.
They're wives and mothers who, in a couple of instances, bear a more than passing resemblance to the "Desperate Housewives" cast.
His characters are not saints; they are wife-beaters, cheats, weed-smokers, skirt-chasers.
They were military wives at the time and lived across the street from each other.
They were on "Wife Swap" in 2006.
And, sure enough, there they were — his wife and daughter — smiling and taking coats at the door of the tearoom.
