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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The plan was to swap Theodosia for the real Ynez, but the princess insisted that her beau be sprung, too, and Valya obliged.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Dec. 2024
Plus, all three women come to their young beaus via a daughter, or pseudo-daughter like Diana.
—Mariam Rahmani, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Photo: Matt Crockett The New Yorker magazine cover pinned to the cozy bedsit wall of Andy and her beau Nate’s dear little homestead bears an image of the Manhattan skyline, showing a cluster of elegant highrises set against the midnight city sky.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
The appearance comes just over a month after Belichick and the ex-cheerleader went Instagram official, with Hudson sharing Halloween snaps of herself dressed as a mermaid while her beau posed as a fisherman relishing his catch.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Dec. 2024
Plus, all three women come to their young beaus via a daughter, or pseudo-daughter like Diana.
—Mariam Rahmani, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Photo: Matt Crockett The New Yorker magazine cover pinned to the cozy bedsit wall of Andy and her beau Nate’s dear little homestead bears an image of the Manhattan skyline, showing a cluster of elegant highrises set against the midnight city sky.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
The appearance comes just over a month after Belichick and the ex-cheerleader went Instagram official, with Hudson sharing Halloween snaps of herself dressed as a mermaid while her beau posed as a fisherman relishing his catch.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Beau.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beau. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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