Sentence examples for widower i from inspiring English sources

In the essay, which included reviews of works by better-known widowed writers, Michael quoted a passage of mine about a widower I had met as a teenager who still had his dead wife's clothes in his closet.

As churches in the United States splinter into smaller, more contemporary units, I can only help but think that there is now something to believe in at a strip mall.Stephanie Kemler Superior, ColoradoSIR – Having recently become a widower, I was intrigued by Joyce Carol Oates's supposed misery in her memoir, "A Widow's Story" ("Give warning to the world", February 12th).

A recent widower I spoke with understood my compulsion to get things done.

A wealthy old widower I knew married a nurse he met while in the hospital, but had trouble remembering her name afterward.

When Karen hears that not only am I not a divorcee but a recent widower – I had avoided the subject – she is lovely about it and we spend a couple more chaste hours drinking, chatting and definitely not having sex in my house.

Re "When Giving Leaves You Wanting" (Love & Money, Dec. 2), in which Ellyn Spragins found herself searching to make charitable donations that left her energized and feeling connected to the recipients: In 1990, as a 55-year-old childless widower, I began to tire of the usual requests for donations and the small, seemingly inconsequential gifts I made annually.

Some widows and widowers I have interviewed have arranged their sleeping situation so they feel less alone physically.

Maintain the Routine A number of widows and widowers I have interviewed have talked about keeping the bed-sharing routine.

Keep Up Communication with the Deceased Spouse Some widows and widowers I have interviewed continue to communicate with their spouse who died.

After being a grief therapist for 25 years and working with hundreds of widows and widowers, I can attest that death only parts the physical form.

"I was a widower and I had much sorrow in my life, and I was a soldier, which was the worst thing of all.