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Recent Examples of bachelor
Planning a joint bachelor-bachelorette trip gave them a reason to stay in touch, and the conversations quickly became a daily habit.
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Today, Francesco, or Chezco as his friends call him, is finishing up his bachelor’s degree at FIU and preparing to continue into his master’s.
—Dr. Michael Cheng, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
At the symposium, a new bachelor of science in geospatial services degree program was launched, beginning with the fall semester.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Her memories of Fang Klein run deep, having met as students at San José State University in 1996, where Fang Klein earned her bachelor’s degree in dance with a minor in musical theater.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Today, Francesco, or Chezco as his friends call him, is finishing up his bachelor’s degree at FIU and preparing to continue into his master’s.
—Dr. Michael Cheng, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
At the symposium, a new bachelor of science in geospatial services degree program was launched, beginning with the fall semester.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Her memories of Fang Klein run deep, having met as students at San José State University in 1996, where Fang Klein earned her bachelor’s degree in dance with a minor in musical theater.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bachelor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bachelor
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The cast’s sole survivor is Jessica Hecht, who pours miraculous warmth and complexity into her faintly insulting role as Colleen, the head teller, a morally upright spinster goosed by her flirtation with Sonny and the spotlight.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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There would be some updates—instead of a spinster, my protagonist, Clemence Lathbury, is a divorcee.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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Morse wheeled his runner back in seven days after a last-race maiden victory of five lengths on the Arkansas Derby undercard.—
Bob Wisener,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2026
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This British production from Hammer Films and director Roy Ward Baker showcases moon maidens, old-fashioned lunar shootouts, buggy chases, and an ex-astronaut turned mercenary salvager trying to snag a 6000-pound sapphire asteroid from orbit for a billionaire industrialist.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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What could go wrong when trying to touch the genitals of a 16th‑century statue during a bachelorette trip?—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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Planning a joint bachelor-bachelorette trip gave them a reason to stay in touch, and the conversations quickly became a daily habit.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The ladies Carnarvon, their daughters, and their guests—not to mention the governesses, maids, and cooks?—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Bachelor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bachelor. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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