How to Use best man in a Sentence

best man

noun

• The groom asked his brother to be his best man and the bride asked her sister to be her maid of honor.
• So much so that Kent was the best man in Favre's wedding in 1996.
  — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2020
• That leads the groom, the best man and their best friend to defeat the terrorists and save the hostages.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2022
• Baseball is a mess and could use a few good men to help clean it up.
  — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 14 Jan. 2020
• Danny asked the prisoner in the cell next to him to be his best man.
  — Longreads, 4 Apr. 2022
• In the first, his best man slept with his bride-to-be and in the second his wife was going to die.
  — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2023
• Michael Strack of Maumelle served as his brother's best man.
  — Cary Jenkins, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2021
• My best friend will be my best man, and his wife is also a dear friend of mine.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2022
• Men understand this and want the best man or woman for the job.
  — Daric L. Cottingham, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021
• Javier was Claxton's best man in the wedding last month.
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 26 Nov. 2021
• Long ago, Cundall asked Holmquist to be the best man at his wedding.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2021
• This was Al's first time being a best man in a wedding.
  — Makenzie Huber, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2021
• Standing by his side at the nuptials was Paul as his best man.
  — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2024
• The best men’s outdoor boots are lightweight, well-designed, and classy enough to be worn both in and out of the mud.
  — Tony Vaz, Popular Science, 17 Jan. 2020
• Hurley was Behnken’s best man—and took turns going to space.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 25 May 2020
• Divorce feels like walking in on your bride and your best man.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2022
• Her first call after hearing about the sale was to Mr. Baron, a friend of hers since 1980 and the best man at her wedding.
  — New York Times, 27 Feb. 2021
• Olivia and Brian are the maid of honor and best man and must put aside their differences to save the day.
  — Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2022
• Ray served as best man when Bill and Sally got married in May 1970.
  — Sarah Fallon, Wired, 23 Dec. 2020
• Kevin now wants Randall to be his best man, but first wants to get past their conflict.
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2021
• Wishing the best man in the world a wonderful birthday.
  — Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping, 27 Nov. 2022
• By that standard, Garrett might be the best man in baseball.
  — cincinnati.com, 31 Mar. 2021
• But what about a 5-foot unicorn made out of flowers, a pair of alpacas named Ant and Dec and a best man?
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2020
• Looking forward to playing against him, may the best man win.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 14 Nov. 2020
• As the stock nears 8-year-lows, Disney argues Iger’s the best man for the job, pointing to his last tenure as proof.
  — Quartz, 18 Jan. 2023
• One high note: Steven Buscemi’s drunken best man speech in the opening scene.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 9 Sep. 2021
• And in the case of Donovan Moss, Yelda was in the ceremony, as the best man in Moss’ 2011 wedding.
  — Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2022
• Coach Wojo has pushed and mentored me to be a better man, coach and leader.
  — Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2020
• According to the Palace, the Bride was walked down the aisle by her father, and Mapelli Mozzi's son was best man and pageboy.
  — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 19 July 2020
• Naomi’s sister Finnegan, 22, was maid of honor, and the groom’s brother, Robert, was best man.
  — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 28 May 2024