beau

Example Sentences

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When she begins dating the owner of a local pet shop, Iona immediately falls in step with her yuppie new beau.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Will’s beau idéal, Ronald Reagan, used it frequently on the rubber-chicken-and-peas circuit.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

It’s not surprising that Mr. Serrano found his way to Ms. Wilson, who, like Mr. Duncan, the author’s beau ideal of a player, “banks in beauty.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Of course, Swift and her beau announced Tuesday, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

Fighting with her dead sister over a beau, my goodness.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez