estranged wife

noun

formal
: a wife who no longer lives with her husband

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The defense rested its case on Thursday in the death penalty case of Alberto Sierra, who admitted to snuffing the lives of his estranged wife and her two young daughters with a plastic bag. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 Smith, who produced music under the alias DJ Young Slade, was the only son of Lil Jon and his estranged wife, Nicole Smith. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026 Sierra pleaded guilty in August to the 2012 murders of his estranged wife, 29-year-old Gladys Machado, and her two daughters, 6-year-old Julia Padrino and 3-year-old Daniela Padrino, after suffocating all three with a plastic bag. — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Court documents detailed a nearly year-long divorce battle between McKinsey and his estranged wife Candice Jang, that included accusations of abuse and domestic violence. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for estranged wife

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“Estranged wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/estranged%20wife. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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