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a widow after president vs a widow of the president

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'A widow of the president' is the more common and natural way to refer to the wife of a deceased president. On the other hand, 'a widow after president' could be used in a more general sense to describe a woman who became a widow after her husband served as a president.

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a widow after president

This phrase is correct but less common. It could be used in a more general sense to describe a woman who became a widow after her husband served as a president.

This phrase could be used to indicate a woman who became a widow after her husband's presidency, without specifying that he was a president.
  • So, not a widow after all?
  • And leave me a widow after another blast like the one in '24?
  • Don Francisco's married a widow.
  • A widow-in-waiting. A widow elect.
  • Peter wants me to con a widow.
  • Please don't make me a widow.
  • Then I'll go back to being a widow.
  • Some people pressured... so Rocha stayed in a widow's house.
  • She's a widow now, lives in Brussels.
  • My client is a widow, not a drunk driver.
  • I'm too high-spirited to be a widow.
  • This could lead to a fatal kind we call a widow-maker.
  • A widow's veil was your gift.
  • Not everyone comes to a funeral to hit on a widow.
  • Nothing like a widow in need of comfort.
  • Even a widow is entitled to a little fun.
  • It says you stole from a widow and three children.
  • But inside, I was terrified of being left a widow.
  • Unless you want your sister to be left a widow.
  • Then you nearly unmanned yourself... and left me a widow.

Alternatives:

  • a widow following the president
  • a widow whose husband was a president

a widow of the president

This phrase is correct and commonly used to refer to the wife of a deceased president.

This phrase specifically refers to the wife of a deceased president.
  • She is a widow of a hero of the Revolution.
  • She's a widow of the same number of husbands.
  • No Madgett, I'm a widow of 48 hours.
  • A widow of only the past two days and she's called Tama-yan
  • President and Mrs. Reagan visited the grieving families and bereaved widows of the more than 200 Marines killed last Sunday in Beirut.
  • Don Francisco's married a widow.
  • Madam President, the presence of the group of councillors from Malaga and, in particular, the presence of the widow of Martín Carpena can help us to regain that sense of hope which ETA wants to stamp out.
  • The President pointed out that he had passed on Parliament's condolences to Mr Adwent's widow.
  • A widow-in-waiting. A widow elect.
  • Peter wants me to con a widow.
  • Please don't make me a widow.
  • Then I'll go back to being a widow.
  • Some people pressured... so Rocha stayed in a widow's house.
  • She's a widow now, lives in Brussels.
  • My client is a widow, not a drunk driver.
  • I'm too high-spirited to be a widow.
  • This could lead to a fatal kind we call a widow-maker.
  • A widow's veil was your gift.
  • Not everyone comes to a funeral to hit on a widow.
  • Nothing like a widow in need of comfort.

Alternatives:

  • the president's widow
  • the late president's widow

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