bride-to-be

noun

: a woman who is going to be married soon

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Consider the recent travails of bride-to-be Lauren Johnson. Editorial Board, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2026 This hilarious musical follows Maizy, a curious bride-to-be, who's looks for answers to her town's failing corn crops. Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2026 In the new episode, Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) throws a bachelorette party for bride-to-be Daphne (Murielle Hilaire), who will soon marry the dreamy Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor). Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026 Céline Sciamma offered up one of the most sumptuous visions of romance in recent memory with this tale of an artist (Noémie Merlant) commissioned to paint a portrait of a bride-to-be (Adèle Haenel) on an island off the coast of Brittany in the 18th Century. New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bride-to-be

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“Bride-to-be.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bride-to-be. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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