best man

Example Sentences

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At age 65, Lou served as the best man at his son’s wedding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

However, it is also true to say Tottenham's former co-sporting director Fabio Paratici, who has since joined Fiorentina, was not overly convinced Frank was the best man for the job.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

"I like to challenge myself against the best. We're going to go to war and the best man will win," Paul said last month.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

The Football Association provoked debate, and some criticism, by ignoring the claims of English candidates such as Eddie Howe in their succession plan post-Southgate, to go for the best man available regardless of nationality.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

“I guess I couldn’t have stayed around so long if I hadn’t. He is not smart in a worldly sense but he’s a good man. Maybe the best man I have ever known.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck