Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for boyfriend. Search instead for boy-friend.
Definitions

boyfriend

[boi-frend] / ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

When residents bring home a boyfriend, Sister Rita vets them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In court Wednesday, O’Brien said Rinderknecht knew the area well because he had lived there a few years earlier with his boyfriend, who had been renting a large house with a pool.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, Aniston also spoke highly about her boyfriend in a November 2025 interview with Elle.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Yet even my former boyfriend from England, who I imagine having grown up with a silver spoon, would go on to acknowledge to me that Olive Garden was good in spite of his initial skepticism.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

That time, he again proposed marriage, even though she was happily ensconced with her boyfriend and had a child.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "boyfriend" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com