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Recent Examples of bridal
Noun
Perfect for a spring or summer wedding, this bridal look is breezy and bright.—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 May 2026 The mother and daughter run a bridal and quinceañera shop next door.—Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
After baking the cake, styling bridal hair and hosting the shower, the letter writer didn’t bring a wedding gift.—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 23 May 2026 While Jarman veered from the bridal norm, Spencer’s classic suit with a light blue shirt was far more standard.—Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bridal
Right now, Amazon’s outlet includes easy cotton dresses for under $20, casual-to-formal shift dresses, and even wedding-ready dresses marked down by as much as 80 percent.
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Aashna Gheewalla,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
And people who are eager to lose extra weight — before a wedding or a vacation, for example — may choose to self-administer a higher-than-recommended dose, said Arthur Caplan, a bioethics professor at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine.
Yet, this research suggests that for many working-class Americans, declining marriages may reflect not just changing preferences, but also declining economic stability — particularly among men without college degrees.
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Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
19 May 2026
In addition to his four marriages, Paschel has also had several run-ins with the law over the years.