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
Recent Examples on the Web
Christina Haack and her new beau are soaking up the sun on vacation!
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Apparently Cline's character has had a rough day, so her beau tells her to go take a meditative bath (her bath bomb, conspicuously, happens to look a lot like blood).
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
On her own social media channel, Blue gave her new beau some props.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
Naturally, the internet has joked that a string of recent sightings means that Costner has become the latest in Davidson’s seemingly endless line of famous beaus.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Apparently Cline's character has had a rough day, so her beau tells her to go take a meditative bath (her bath bomb, conspicuously, happens to look a lot like blood).
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
On her own social media channel, Blue gave her new beau some props.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
Naturally, the internet has joked that a string of recent sightings means that Costner has become the latest in Davidson’s seemingly endless line of famous beaus.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 19 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 12 Apr. 2025.
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