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
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My beau and his family graciously include me in their holiday gatherings.
—Cathie Beck, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025
What will be the consequences for Elsbeth when Teddy inevitably does the most Tascioni thing and continues to investigate his mom’s aspiring beau?
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
Jenner wore a Marty Supreme jacket in support of her beau's upcoming A24 film.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Her complicated grief deepens a rift with her teenage daughter Clara (Grace), whose college dreams and new beau (Thames) Morgan does not approve of.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
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Cathie Beck, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025
What will be the consequences for Elsbeth when Teddy inevitably does the most Tascioni thing and continues to investigate his mom’s aspiring beau?
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
Jenner wore a Marty Supreme jacket in support of her beau's upcoming A24 film.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Her complicated grief deepens a rift with her teenage daughter Clara (Grace), whose college dreams and new beau (Thames) Morgan does not approve of.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Beau.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beau. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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