Below you will find example sentences with "first husband". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

First Husband in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: husband
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.5 words

Words in this phrase

first husband

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • first can mean: Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest. Very common word
  • husband can mean: A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

and her first husband had three 1× by her first husband after the 1× by her first husband george william 1× by her first husband james boyd 1× from her first husband eddie fitzpatrick 1× hall her first husband james miller 1× her first husband of 18 1× her first husband was peter 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

her first husband 2× she was preceded 2× after moving to 1× bunowen castle where 1× cher shot to 1× diane was preceded 1×

Common sentence endings:

and trade activities 1× at a restaurant 1× aurora and breanna 1× before he left 1× died in 1980 1× during their honeymoon 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

years 6× james 4× met 4× two 3× brother 3× preceded 3× death 3× died 3× abandoned 2× children 2× six 2× ago 2×

Related phrases

first floor first lady first round first inning first leg first innings first phase first nations beloved husband first amendment

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

first half first grade first goal first generation first floor first female

Just after it in the phrase index:

first inning first innings first instance first lady first leg first marriage

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

first floor first lady first round first inning first leg first innings

Same ending:

beloved husband loved husband devoted husband loving husband

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "first husband" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 24.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and her first husband had three, by her first husband after the, years, james and met stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with first floor, first lady and first round, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with first husband

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Her first husband of 18 years, Albert M. Usher, died in 1980. (12 words)

Ten years ago, June’s first husband, Josh, drowned during their honeymoon. (12 words)

Robyn and her first husband had three kids together: Dayton, Aurora, and Breanna. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

She was preceded in death by her first husband, George William “Bill” Wehner, Jr.; her second husband, James C. Pendleton, Sr., who died May 20, 2017; one daughter, Darla Wehner Curl, who died Jan. (34 words)

She was preceded in death by her parents Harold Wayne and Anneliese Moeller Buchanan; first husband Thomas Wayne Eveland; second husband James Terry Jones; grandson Blake Dalton Hollinger; and brother Harold Martin Buchanan. (33 words)

She wed her first husband when she was just 15. During their 16 years together, Beets claims her husband was abusive, and along the she had six kids before he left. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

She was abandoned by her first husband after the first two children and her second husband abandoned her six years ago after the birth of her youngest son.

Gloria was predeceased by her first husband, James Boyd, her second husband, Alfred Tourigny; her brother, Hubert “Rudy” Fougere and his wife, Claudette (Michaud).

She wed her first husband when she was just 15. During their 16 years together, Beets claims her husband was abusive, and along the she had six kids before he left.

She was preceded in death by her parents Harold Wayne and Anneliese Moeller Buchanan; first husband Thomas Wayne Eveland; second husband James Terry Jones; grandson Blake Dalton Hollinger; and brother Harold Martin Buchanan.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, George William “Bill” Wehner, Jr.; her second husband, James C. Pendleton, Sr., who died May 20, 2017; one daughter, Darla Wehner Curl, who died Jan.

Sweeter still is the fact that Jorge was the first man Alba fell in love with after so many years of mourning the loss of her first husband, Mateo.

Former First Lady Grace Mugabe’s first husband, Stanley Goreraza said Mnangagwa would not have called the elections unless he had been assured he is going to win.

Bunowen Castle, where she lived with her first husband, was situated on the most western point in Connacht and was apparently the first base for her shipping and trade activities.

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After moving to Beverly Hills, Taylor met her first husband, Russell Armstrong, who was a venture capitalist, on a chance meeting while waiting to be seated at a restaurant.

Robyn and her first husband had three kids together: Dayton, Aurora, and Breanna.

She is the mother of photographer Kate Barry, with her first husband John Barry; actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg, with Serge; and musician Lou Doillon, with Jacques Doillon.

Cher shot to fame in the 1960s alongside her mentor and first husband Sonny Bono, whom she met when he was 28 and she was just 16.

Diane was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Elnora Hall, her first husband James Miller, her brother Roger Hall, and her sister Sandy Grime.

Esther immigrated to the U.S. in 1949 with her first husband and their infant daughter, Gloria, Goldman’s mother.

Her first husband of 18 years, Albert M. Usher, died in 1980.

Her first husband was Peter Andre after they met in the jungle, and they share two children, Junior and Princess.

Ines is said to have met her first husband Paul Wesley in 2019 when he was holidaying in Ibiza.

Mairéad, for her part, was going through a divorce from her first husband, Eddie Fitzpatrick, and was in the process of looking for another house to rent.

Mrs. Winship spent many years in Montclair, where she raised her two sons with her first husband, Robert Harmon.

Ten years ago, June’s first husband, Josh, drowned during their honeymoon.

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