girlfriend

Example Sentences

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It sounds, from what you say in your letter, like your husband wants a girlfriend, not a wife.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

By 15 March, Generalen was messaging Natland, the court heard, with the defendant then messaging his girlfriend to say he was "going on a crazy mission".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The other person said, “I realized my girlfriend stopped asking me questions.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Sitting in the front row was his girlfriend Paula Hurd, one of his sisters and Larry Cohen, the longtime CEO of Gates Ventures and his right-hand man.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“Ana, come on! If I had a girlfriend, it would be you, but I just—I really need a friend right now, okay?”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko