How to Use girlfriend in a Sentence

girlfriend

noun
  • She spends hours talking on the phone with her girlfriends.
  • My girlfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months.
  • At the time, the woman had AirPods in and was on the phone with her girlfriend.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 22 Apr. 2023
  • In June, the performer got a tattoo of his girlfriend’s eye.
    Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
  • And my girlfriend didn’t see the movie until the premiere in July.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Noah Lyles may be the fastest man on Earth right now, but he’s got all the support from his girlfriend.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The suit names Brandon Bills, the brother of his ex-girlfriend DaniLeigh, as the plaintiff.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Peel first hopped on a Citi Bike on a date with his then-girlfriend when the bike-share system launched in 2013.
    Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The girlfriend and a friend drove to the campsite on Oct. 12, a Saturday, and found Kjersem dead in the tent, Springer said.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
  • When the train got to the next stop at Grand and State downtown, Bergman and his girlfriend left the train with the person who seemed to be the victim.
    Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Scroll on to relieve your gift-giving stress and find the perfect item to earn you girlfriend of the year award.
    Sam Peters, ELLE, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Travis Kelce took a trip to the city of love to support his superstar girlfriend!
    Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
  • In April, Sam brought his girlfriend to meet his dad and Robin got down on one knee and begged her to be her daughter-in-law.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
  • Crump said his girlfriend believed that the deputy had barged into the apartment.
    Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
  • The man, along with his niece and another person, picked up Bernal and his girlfriend.
    The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023
  • Clark was in the Ram pickup with his girlfriend, according to Smith.
    Marilyn Heck, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Ben lies and says that he was matched with his girlfriend when he was truly matched with Devi.
    Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 7 June 2023
  • However, my son has done this many times with other girlfriends/friends in the past.
    Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • But a year later, the two would meet again at a party hosted by Beatty’s girlfriend of the time.
    Ilana Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • And then, the deluge: Was this, Owens asked, Sanderson hiking with his girlfriend?
    Mireille Silcoff, New York Times, 2 May 2023
  • Meanwhile, her girlfriend went to the music store where Chrissie traded the Melody Maker and bought it.
    Scott Cohen, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2023
  • The actress took on the role of Olive Oyl, the girlfriend of Robin Williams’ titular character.
    Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
  • My girlfriend, Shauna, seeing where this might go, asked Daniel’s friend to drive her home.
    Maria A. Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
  • My girlfriend of a few years is fed up with these heavy snowfalls and won’t stop talking about wanting to move.
    Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Dec. 2022
  • The only thing sweeter than a donut is … a rat bringing one to his rodent girlfriend.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
  • What did the beluga say to his girlfriend on Valentine's Day?
    Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 19 Jan. 2023
  • He was born in the San Fernando Valley and went to Sacramento to be with a girlfriend.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
  • His girlfriend arc early in the series is painful, for instance.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Earlier this year, Colman Domingo and a few girlfriends took a trip to Atlanta.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
  • He's been dumped by girlfriend Vanessa (Morena Baccarin), rejected by the Avengers and is now selling used cars.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Nov. 2024

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