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

On rare occasions, Sabbath playmates eventually become bride and groom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The film presents a swath of characters from the diaspora rarely represented in French cinema, centered on Gloria, the mother of the bride in France and the daughter of the deceased in Africa.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

One of the mansion’s signature characters is, aptly, a tortured bride.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

He told Hermes to go down to the underworld and to bid the lord of it let his bride go back to Demeter.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton