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

When I ask for his American political beau ideal, he says Alexander Hamilton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Was it when a trucker-hat-wearing Huda started bawling after Amaya kissed beau Jeremiah during a game?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

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

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

“And for your final beau when the time comes!”

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