Examples of beau in a Sentence
Her beaux between marriage generally fell into two categories: ineffectual pretty boys or handsome brutes.
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Joanne Kaufman, People, 21 Mar. 1988
This was essentially the vehicle that had been perfected, through more than a century or two, for—and by—a continuing line of fops, beaux, macaronis, dudes, bucks, blades, swells, bloods and mashers.
—Osbert Sitwell, The Scarlet Tree, 1975
She introduced us to her latest beau.
her new beau brought flowers when he picked her up for their first date
Joanne Kaufman, People, 21 Mar. 1988
This was essentially the vehicle that had been perfected, through more than a century or two, for—and by—a continuing line of fops, beaux, macaronis, dudes, bucks, blades, swells, bloods and mashers.
—Osbert Sitwell, The Scarlet Tree, 1975
She introduced us to her latest beau.
her new beau brought flowers when he picked her up for their first date
Recent Examples on the Web
Mack traded vows with her beau, a man TMZ identified only as Frank, earlier this month.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
In the photo, the new couple embraced, as Rodman kissed her beau on the cheek.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 5 June 2025
Megan is the first to suspect something amiss as these prominent participants disappear during the event, though at first no one believes her — including Lori, who’s distracted by the attention coming her way from Tiffany’s fed-up beau Tyler (David Iacono).
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 May 2025
Draya Michele playfully teased her current beau, basketball star Jalen Green, over the fact that the athlete — who is 17 years her junior — thought that a 2000s T-Pain song was a brand new record.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 2 June 2025
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
In the photo, the new couple embraced, as Rodman kissed her beau on the cheek.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 5 June 2025
Megan is the first to suspect something amiss as these prominent participants disappear during the event, though at first no one believes her — including Lori, who’s distracted by the attention coming her way from Tiffany’s fed-up beau Tyler (David Iacono).
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 May 2025
Draya Michele playfully teased her current beau, basketball star Jalen Green, over the fact that the athlete — who is 17 years her junior — thought that a 2000s T-Pain song was a brand new record.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 2 June 2025
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“Beau.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beau. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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