bride

Example Sentences

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When David refuses, insisting on marrying his true love, the king demands a disgusting bride price.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Nisha and Munna have an older sister who was married in 2020 at the age of 16, and their mother, Laali, was a child bride herself.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

The film presents a swath of characters from the diaspora rarely represented in French cinema, centered on Gloria, the mother of the bride in France and the daughter of the deceased in Africa.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

One of the mansion’s signature characters is, aptly, a tortured bride.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

A bride who received money pinned to her wedding dress in the Polish tradition was reported to have regifted it to the strikers' relief fund.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield