husband-to-be

Example Sentences

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She was a Loyalist, and her American husband-to-be was an officer in the British army, so she may have assumed that her political sympathies would protect her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

The season evolved into another debacle in the live finale when a distraught Tran revealed that the man she had chosen as her husband-to-be, Devin Strader, had ended their engagement a month before the broadcast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

But amid the desolation, Rousey hears eight words from her husband-to-be Travis Browne which will change the course of her life:

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2024

The Celtic band is a common family heirloom, traditionally passed down from mother to daughter, who would give it to her husband-to-be.

From National Geographic • Jan. 11, 2024

“You admit you do not love your husband-to-be? Fancy. An honest woman. You’re a rare specimen, Highness.”

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman