bride

Example Sentences

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When David refuses, insisting on marrying his true love, the king demands a disgusting bride price.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

His bride, 29-year-old Luzaan Beukman, suggested he leave his white-gold band—“Forever & Always” engraved inside—in the hotel room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

With $9.1 million, fourth place went to Searchlight's "Ready or Not 2," a follow-up to the 2019 original comedy horror in which a bride must survive a deadly game of hide-and-seek with her new in-laws.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

The DJ said this led to the bride running out of the room in tears.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

“She is not your madam, my child. She is just a woman who is living with a man who has not paid her bride price.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie