Examples of beau in a Sentence
Her beaux between marriage generally fell into two categories: ineffectual pretty boys or handsome brutes.
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Joanne Kaufman, People, 21 Mar. 1988
This was essentially the vehicle that had been perfected, through more than a century or two, for—and by—a continuing line of fops, beaux, macaronis, dudes, bucks, blades, swells, bloods and mashers.
—Osbert Sitwell, The Scarlet Tree, 1975
She introduced us to her latest beau.
her new beau brought flowers when he picked her up for their first date
Joanne Kaufman, People, 21 Mar. 1988
This was essentially the vehicle that had been perfected, through more than a century or two, for—and by—a continuing line of fops, beaux, macaronis, dudes, bucks, blades, swells, bloods and mashers.
—Osbert Sitwell, The Scarlet Tree, 1975
She introduced us to her latest beau.
her new beau brought flowers when he picked her up for their first date
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More than a decade later, Stiller now counts Swift’s beau as a costar.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025
Alessandra Ambrosio is feeling the love with her new beau Buck Palmer!
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Emily’s ex-husband and Stephanie’s own former beau — are more tart.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Sciorra eventually realizes that her new man is the kinky paramour of said patient, and the therapist has to face the terrifying possibility that her beau might be responsible after her patient meets a tragic end.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025
Alessandra Ambrosio is feeling the love with her new beau Buck Palmer!
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Emily’s ex-husband and Stephanie’s own former beau — are more tart.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Sciorra eventually realizes that her new man is the kinky paramour of said patient, and the therapist has to face the terrifying possibility that her beau might be responsible after her patient meets a tragic end.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for beau
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“Beau.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beau. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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