How to Use bridesmaid in a Sentence

bridesmaid

noun
  • I was a bridesmaid in my sister's wedding.
  • The groomsmen matched the bridesmaids' white dresses with ivory ties.
    Tara Massouleh, AL.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • The bride had a maid of honor and a matron of honor, as well as six bridesmaids.
    Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
  • These bridesmaids stopped at nothing to keep their bride happy and cool on her wedding day!
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • In this case, that means her sister, her bridesmaids, and, of course, Jennifer Lawrence.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 Feb. 2018
  • But bridesmaid talk aside, Chopra thinks Markle is a perfect fit for the royal family.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Another longtime friend surprised the couple by singing opera while two of Iman’s bridesmaids gave a speech.
    Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
  • One groomsman is a Marine who is stationed in Japan and one bridesmaid lives in Germany.
    Lainey Seyler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Ruby had a long white satin and lace dress made in Saigon while her bridesmaids ordered dresses from Sears mailed to them in Vietnam.
    Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2018
  • The floor-to-ceiling windows pour light onto the shelves and tables full of gifts and accessories for everyone from bridesmaids to grandparents.
    Grace Wilson, NOLA.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • But the procession to remember had nothing to do with bridesmaids (there were none) and everything to do with the food—abundant, simple, impeccable.
    Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2018
  • During the wedding party, the bridesmaids cover − quite off key − the song, sharing a story about how their friend met up and fell in love with a man named Domingo during her bachelorette trip.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
  • TikTok users were able to hear the groom, standing before his bride and her bridal party of 12 bridesmaids, delivering a profound and moving declaration of love.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Parul Das remembers the struggle that two of her pregnant friends encountered when they were asked to be bridesmaids at a South Asian wedding in 2011.
    NBC News, 23 Jan. 2018
  • But the thing is, my cousin had picked out the bridesmaid dress.
    Tara Gonzalez, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2019
  • But late last week, one of her bridesmaids texted her out of the blue.
    chicagotribune.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Have a bridesmaid, or MOH, ask each guest for a word to fill in a blank.
    Heather Hall, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 June 2019
  • While Johnson wore the red and white, her bridesmaids wore the blue.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 11 July 2019
  • My bridesmaid — a dear friend of 10 years — went first.
    Lauren Chval, chicagotribune.com, 16 May 2018
  • And then there’s every bridesmaid’s tale of the dress that cost an arm and a leg.
    Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Tiffany dances about the room while asking to be a bridesmaid.
    Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Kathy and the bridesmaids had been already, more than once.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
  • But for one young bridesmaid, the romance of the moment was clearly lost in the roar of the crowd.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 19 May 2018
  • The next day, the bride got ready with her bridesmaids at Yager House on the property.
    Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 13 June 2023
  • Since the couple did not have their bridesmaids and groomsmen with them, the ship crew walked with Ms. Cheng to the church.
    Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
  • As for the bridal party, the bridesmaids all picked their own white dresses.
    Tamara Abraham, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Apr. 2019
  • Maddie, who was 5 years old at the time, served as a bridesmaid in a white dress that matched her mom's gown.
    Sydni Ellis, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Meghan will have six bridesmaids and four pageboys, all under the age of eight.
    Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 18 May 2018
  • He need not be liked, that’s for picking out bridesmaids.
    Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2024
  • Dalad also asked her bridesmaids to walk her down the aisle in suits.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2023

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