How to Use trophy wife in a Sentence

trophy wife

noun
  • Syrda found that the trophy wife pattern holds true.
    — New Atlas, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Also look for Janelle Monáe, who’s both amusing and charismatic as a spoiled trophy wife.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 May 2026
  • The premise of the bit was obviously that Melania is the younger trophy wife of a wealthy older man, not that Trump was likely to be murdered soon.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Moore, underused as Monty's trophy wife in Season 1, will step up in the drama as Cami Miller takes over M-Tex.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Moynihan gets better as the series finds a way to expose the loneliness behind his goofball exterior, just as Precious Way begins to pop when Brina isn’t just being put out there as a future trophy wife.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Nina is introduced as the seemingly vacuous trophy wife of Nile, a man who secretly murdered his first wife — and Nina’s former boss — Madison (Leila George) in a fit of passion.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
  • But rather than dig into this dynamic, Season 2 represents the club’s clientele through a single VIP, Troy (William Fichtner), and his trophy wife Ava (Mikaela Hoover).
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • There’s great scenery chomping from Isabella Rossellini, whose operatic performance as The Corporation’s trophy wife turned scathing critic reveals a perspective on beauty and its discontents accessible only to those who’ve possessed, then transcended it.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 21 Jan. 2026

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