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The groom asked his brother to be his best man and the bride asked her sister to be her maid of honor.
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On July 28, 2007, Martin and Stringfield wed at their Los Angeles home in front of 75 guests, including Eugene Levy, Tom Hanks, Diane Keaton and best man Lorne Michaels.
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Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Turkey’s best men’s marathoner in Rio was born in Kenya — once named Mike Kipruto Kigen, and now called Kaan Kigen Ozbilen — and two of their three athletes in the women’s marathon originated from Ethiopia.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The police call in the bomb squad, who send in one of their best men, Will Tranter (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), to lead the response.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Ditto Conrad, who has never really stopped loving Belly but agrees to be Jeremiah’s best man in episode four.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
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Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Turkey’s best men’s marathoner in Rio was born in Kenya — once named Mike Kipruto Kigen, and now called Kaan Kigen Ozbilen — and two of their three athletes in the women’s marathon originated from Ethiopia.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The police call in the bomb squad, who send in one of their best men, Will Tranter (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), to lead the response.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Ditto Conrad, who has never really stopped loving Belly but agrees to be Jeremiah’s best man in episode four.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for best man
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“Best man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best%20man. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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