boyfriend

noun

boy·friend ˈbȯi-ˌfrend

Synonyms of boyfriend next

: a male friend

: a frequent or regular male companion in a romantic or sexual relationship

Examples of boyfriend in a Sentence

My boyfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months. her boyfriend always brings her flowers for Valentine's Day

Recent Examples on the Web Kelsea Ballerini is turning 30 with some love from boyfriend Chase Stokes. —

Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023 Nella’s boyfriend Owen (Hunter Parrish) plays the straight man, literally and figuratively. —

Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023 Coppola’s film tells the tale of Charlotte (Johansson), a twenty-something college grad accompanying her boyfriend, John (Giovanni Ribisi, an exaggerated version of Coppola’s ex-husband Spike Jonze), a celebrity photographer, on a trip to Tokyo. —

Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2023 William Lucas, 8, survived after Tonya Lucas’ boyfriend at the time rescued him from the burning home. —

Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023 He and his siblings were abused by their mother’s boyfriend and ultimately taken from their home and placed in foster care. —

Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023 Brooks Houck, Rogers' boyfriend and father of her youngest child, was named by police as a suspect in the early days of the investigation but has never been arrested or charged in connection with her disappearance. —

Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2023 The boyfriend and girlfriend were charged with murder after their toddler died of a fentanyl overdose in June 2020. —

Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune Well, 8 Sep. 2023 To Fernando’s dismay, their clever stepsister Paula (Federica García), a recent addition to their lives after the boys’ mother remarried, invites herself and her boyfriend on the trip. —

Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023 See More

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