How to Use chuppah in a Sentence

chuppah

noun

• The pair's chuppah was adorned with colorful flowers that matched the theme of the reception.
  — Charlotte Triggs, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2022
• The chuppah was steps above the aisle, facing east, so sunlight shone on the ceremony.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2023
• Scenes of her wedding in Zimbabwe, under a chuppah, in front of a house, with her husband and kids, surround me.
  — Carolyn Twersky, The Cut, 26 Mar. 2018
• For example, one chuppah made for a 1924 ceremony is adorned with both an American flag and a Star of David.
  — Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 16 June 2017
• Their parents also escorted Ben and Moriah down the aisle to a chuppah painted by Moriah’s best friend Colleen, an artist.
  — Philly.com, 13 July 2018
• The event featured a pride seder haggadah modeled after a Passover one, candles lit to represent the colors of the rainbow and a chuppah in which attendees stood under while healing prayers were uttered.
  — Sergio Carmona, Jewish Journal, 23 June 2017
• On the stage, Rebecca and Or’s closest friends and family members gathered underneath the chuppah—a white canopy with verdant foliage climbing up the structure.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2017
• There were little touches — my grandfather’s prayer shawl on our shoulders, my Great-Uncle Josef’s shawl on the top of our chuppah — to remind us of our ancestors, many of whom had suffered terribly.
  — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 Nov. 2018
• Rushefsky also unfurled a lace blanket — a wedding present to her mother that has been used in her family for years as a chuppah or special-occasion tablecloth.
  — Lillian Reed, baltimoresun.com, 31 Aug. 2019
• The couple's traditional chuppah was decorated with white and ivory florals and included prayer shawls from the bride and groom's family.
  — John-John Williams Iv, baltimoresun.com, 12 May 2017
• The event included a pride seder haggadah modeled after a Passover one, candles lit to represent the colors of the rainbow and a chuppah in which attendees stood under while healing prayers were uttered.
  — Sergio Carmona, Jewish Journal, 15 June 2018
• The Torah was then paraded through the streets under a traditional chuppah — canopy — in a joyous procession that included live music, singing and dancing.
  — Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2023
• The couple’s family arrived first, followed by Ross, who waited under the chuppah until Maya arrived with her veil over her face, in keeping with Jewish tradition.
  — Vogue, 18 Nov. 2019
• Its leaves created a natural arc, symbolizing their own version of a chuppah.
  — Shira Savada, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Mar. 2021
• Orchids hung from the ceiling for the chuppah while the ceremony also featured an elevated runway, with water and floating flowers on each side.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
• In fact, juxtaposed to the Talmudic discussion of the seven blessings recited beneath the chuppah are the blessings recited at a burial (Ketubot 8a, 8b).
  — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2022
• They got married under a chuppah in an intimate wedding in Northern California.
  — Town & Country, 22 July 2022
• L’Atelier Rouge’s Caroline Bailly, who designed the florals for all their events, created interior floral arrangements and used white roses to decorate the chuppah’s poles.
  — Belathée, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Oct. 2019

Last Updated: 9 Sep 2024