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The bride, Radhika Merchant, wore one of the Ashish fringe dresses for one of the events, and that generated considerable buzz and interest for the brand, too.—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025 The Results Are the Sweetest (Exclusive) From there, Morton, her sister and her girlfriend made their way into the courtroom alongside the bride and groom, and watched the couple exchange vows.—Jordan Greene, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025 In the post, the man said that he was initially hurt when the bride, Emma, told him that only married couples were getting plus-ones due to budget constraints.—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 What happens when a bride returning on a flight from her honeymoon – and who is a family medicine physician – starts to feel intense chest pain and nausea and an emergency room physician are on the same flight?—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bride
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English brȳd; akin to Old High German brūt bride
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of bride was
before the 12th century
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