significant other

Example Sentences

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But when it comes to extended relationships we’ve got: lover, domestic partner, significant other, longtime companion.

From Los Angeles Times

Persaud says many of his students hope to rent a car overseas, where automatics are sometimes harder to come by, or have significant others who own stick shifts but lack “the patience to teach them.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"For people that are family, or a significant other, I didn't want to have to take my contacts out and then look different."

From Salon

But as the streaming wars took off, password sharing between significant others and parents and their adult children became rampant.

From Los Angeles Times

Today, each one can legally marry their significant others.

From Los Angeles Times