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a wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first wife of an affluent older man
his trophy wife was an asset to his business
How To Use trophy wife In A Sentence
- Obviously, the term "trophy wife" meant something extremely different in the 1970s, when the film is set. Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Potiche
- There are bizarre anticipations of the Princess Diana cult - airhead clothes-horse becomes martyr for entire, weeping nation - in this musical about the trophy wife of dictator Juan Peron.
- Donald Trump's hair has become as much a trademark of his visual identity as his trophy wife and oversize yacht.
- The film's central figure is Suzanne Pujol (Catherine Deneuve), so-called trophy wife (or potiche, in French) of the owner of an umbrella factory, Robert Pujol (Fabrice Luchini). Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Potiche
- Catherine Deneuve gives an unmistakably regal performance as Suzanne Bujol, a potiche, or trophy wife, to Robert (Fabrice Luchini) the wealthy, reactionary owner of an umbrella factory in 1977; he patronises his wife and is alienated from his grown-up children (played by Jérémie Renier and Judith Godrèche.) Potiche: A French farce with feeling
- I know some people probably consider me to be a trophy wife - when they meet me they realise that's not the case.
- Potiche In French, a "potiche" is a vase or useless decorative object, used colloquially as a term for a purely ornamental trophy wife. NYT > Home Page
- She's today's bored trophy wife who married an unpleasant banker. Times, Sunday Times
- his trophy wife was an asset to his business
- Hard to say, but here's a common scenario: A rich man marries a younger, unmonied trophy wife. Why Are Men So Afraid Of Money?
