How to Use maid of honor in a Sentence
maid of honor
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The bride even asked her best friend to serve as maid of honor on her big day.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
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While brainstorming with the maid of honor, the idea of a video gift emerged.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Smith’s daughter, then 11 years old, was the maid of honor; her son, 15, gave her away.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024
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This is especially the case if asked to play the role of maid of honor.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 14 June 2023
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Bridesmaids wore short light pink dresses while the maid of honor wore the same dress in gray.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Daughter Jen has helped plan the wedding and will be maid of honor.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
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The bride had a maid of honor and a matron of honor, as well as six bridesmaids.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
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The simple function of handing over the bride’s ring could be done by the maid of honor, if there is one.
—Judith Martin, oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2023
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Emma can kick rocks and find someone else to be her maid of honor.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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The bride’s cousin, Caroline Kennedy, served as maid of honor.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
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Cyrus' daughter, pop singer Miley Cyrus, served as the bride's maid of honor.
—USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023
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Williams even served as Turner's maid of honor in her 2019 wedding to Joe Jonas.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
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Migne, the bride's sister and maid of honor, was just as gobsmacked.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
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On the morning of the event, the maid of honor is found floating in Nantucket Harbor, dead.
—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
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Turner's Game of Thrones costar Maisie Williams also served as maid of honor.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023
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The night before Amelia and her fiance Benji’s wedding, Amelia’s best friend and maid of honor is found dead on the beach.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2024
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When the duo appeared, the best man was wearing a bridesmaid's dress, while the maid of honor had changed into a tuxedo.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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And who does Emily want to be her unlikely maid of honor?
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 26 Feb. 2025
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Anna was in town from St. Petersburg as the maid of honor at a wedding.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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While Nyles is resigned to his fate, Sarah — the maid of honor — is desperate to escape this desert hell.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2023
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Normally the maid of honor hosts the shower, but this seems to have been planned by the bride and her mother – also bucking the norm.
—Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023
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Normally the maid of honor hosts the shower, but this seems to have been planned by the bride and her mother — also bucking the norm.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
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Caleb and Brooklyn got married first, as Jeremy stood as best man and Kristen as the maid of honor.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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That nasty bit of fun was spoiled when the maid of honor could be the couple’s daughter or the best man her previous husband.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
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That nasty bit of fun was spoiled when the maid of honor could be the couple’s daughter, or the best man her previous husband.
—Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 11 July 2023
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Her two younger sisters, who acted as her maids of honor, were each clad in rainbow print.
—Sanam Yar, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
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Turner's former co-star and real-life best friend Maisie Williams served as her maid of honor.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2023
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My mom’s twin sister Patty was the maid of honor and family friend Joe Ruszczyk was best man.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
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Traditionally, the maid of honor, best man, and parents of the couple will give a speech at the wedding.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2024
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So what responsibilities fall into the maid of honor’s to-do list before the wedding even takes place?
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
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