brides

plural of bride

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of brides Her posts across TikTok earned thousands of comments and likes, and a recent post to a Facebook page for Chicago-area brides earned almost 2,000 likes and was shared by dozens of brides-to-be offering to help. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 At weddings, brides proudly wear a heavy matrimonial collar, an accessory more often associated with the stockade, while grooms strap carrots to their crotches and waggle them at goats. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 No matter the silhouette or mood, brides will have their pick of the litter from the fall 2027 wedding dress collections for their perfect allover lace ensemble. — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 And on the rarest of occasions, for very special brides, people celebrate their weddings here. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 Traditionally, brides could expect to see two yearly collections launching from bridal designers in the fall and the spring. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026 One of New York City's most storied hotels is shutting its doors for years, leaving brides and grooms scrambling to secure new wedding venues. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 The twist is, the would-be brides and grooms must hand total control of their love lives to their families. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 But that situation, which may have sent some new brides into a spiral, did not shake Barbara. — Genevieve Uzamere, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brides
Noun
  • Industry partners could eventually manufacture and distribute the device under licensing arrangements.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The long running legal battle centers on allegations that the league and its 32 teams conspired in violation of antitrust laws to allow the NFL to reach exclusive deals with broadcast partners for the right to air out-of-market games.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Deanna Paul, an attorney for Tal, said that the brothers asked them and their wives not to attend.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Wicker Husband’s clear devotion toward The Fisherwoman sparks envy among dissatisfied wives and anxiety among men who don’t want to live up to a new set of standards.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The ladies’ restroom at work has a push-open door; there is no latch and no handle on the outside.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The Gilded Age would generally prefer that nothing disrupt the basic contours of its serene status quo, where ladies in hats sit in drawing rooms and deliver smiling rebukes of one another’s decor.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Brides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brides. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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