husband-to-be

Example Sentences

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Bridal magazines have long graced grocery aisles, but now there are publications marketing to the husband-to-be.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The troubles reached a crescendo during the live finale when a distraught Tran revealed that the man she had chosen as her husband-to-be, Devin Strader, had ended their engagement a month before the broadcast.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The Celtic band is a common family heirloom, traditionally passed down from mother to daughter, who would give it to her husband-to-be.

From National Geographic • Jan. 11, 2024

A bride with a rare disorder affecting her mobility surprised her husband-to-be by walking down the aisle on their wedding day in East Yorkshire.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2023

Felicia first notices her second husband-to-be when he pedals by her furiously on a clunky Russian bicycle, his hair vertical as a sail.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García