Examples of eligible bachelor in a Sentence
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The star of Blade Runner, Splash, and Steel Magnolias, the Hollywood mainstay dated JFK Jr. for several years before the eligible bachelor met his wife-to-be.
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026
Fieryo / Scarecrow The brainless Scarecrow was formerly Fiyero Tigelaar, the most eligible bachelor in Oz.
—Haley Kluge, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
As the pair work through a to-do list of Hallmark-movie moments (get a makeover, try to save a small business), Libby’s scheming is both successful and not: Nora falls in love, but not with their storybook location or a local eligible bachelor.
—Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
The world’s most eligible bachelor wasn’t he at the time?
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Aug. 2025
World's most eligible bachelor, wasn't he at the time?
—Janine Henni, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Nemorino has instead inherited a large fortune and becomes the most eligible bachelor in town.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Pop the Balloon originally started as a YouTube series, with each episode introducing an eligible bachelor or bachelorette and a group of potential suitors.
—EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Although Yeon-soo pines silently for the absent Kang-hee, he’s considered quite the eligible bachelor and the neighbors are eager to set him up.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026
Fieryo / Scarecrow The brainless Scarecrow was formerly Fiyero Tigelaar, the most eligible bachelor in Oz.
—Haley Kluge, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
As the pair work through a to-do list of Hallmark-movie moments (get a makeover, try to save a small business), Libby’s scheming is both successful and not: Nora falls in love, but not with their storybook location or a local eligible bachelor.
—Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
The world’s most eligible bachelor wasn’t he at the time?
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Aug. 2025
World's most eligible bachelor, wasn't he at the time?
—Janine Henni, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Nemorino has instead inherited a large fortune and becomes the most eligible bachelor in town.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Pop the Balloon originally started as a YouTube series, with each episode introducing an eligible bachelor or bachelorette and a group of potential suitors.
—EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Although Yeon-soo pines silently for the absent Kang-hee, he’s considered quite the eligible bachelor and the neighbors are eager to set him up.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Eligible bachelor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eligible%20bachelor. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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