How to Use maid of honor in a Sentence
maid of honor
noun phrase-
The bride even asked her best friend to serve as maid of honor on her big day.
— Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024 -
Smith’s daughter, then 11 years old, was the maid of honor; her son, 15, gave her away.
— Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024 -
This is especially the case if asked to play the role of maid of honor.
— Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 14 June 2023 -
Daughter Jen has helped plan the wedding and will be maid of honor.
— Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024 -
The simple function of handing over the bride’s ring could be done by the maid of honor, if there is one.
— Judith Martin, oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2023 -
Cyrus' daughter, pop singer Miley Cyrus, served as the bride's maid of honor.
— USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023 -
Williams even served as Turner's maid of honor in her 2019 wedding to Joe Jonas.
— Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023 -
On the morning of the event, the maid of honor is found floating in Nantucket Harbor, dead.
— Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023 -
Turner's Game of Thrones costar Maisie Williams also served as maid of honor.
— Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023 -
The night before Amelia and her fiance Benji’s wedding, Amelia’s best friend and maid of honor is found dead on the beach.
— Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2024 -
Anna was in town from St. Petersburg as the maid of honor at a wedding.
— Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024 -
While Nyles is resigned to his fate, Sarah — the maid of honor — is desperate to escape this desert hell.
— Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2023 -
Normally the maid of honor hosts the shower, but this seems to have been planned by the bride and her mother — also bucking the norm.
— Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023 -
Normally the maid of honor hosts the shower, but this seems to have been planned by the bride and her mother – also bucking the norm.
— Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023 -
That nasty bit of fun was spoiled when the maid of honor could be the couple’s daughter or the best man her previous husband.
— Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 10 July 2023 -
That nasty bit of fun was spoiled when the maid of honor could be the couple’s daughter, or the best man her previous husband.
— Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 11 July 2023 -
Her two younger sisters, who acted as her maids of honor, were each clad in rainbow print.
— Sanam Yar, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023 -
Turner's former co-star and real-life best friend Maisie Williams served as her maid of honor.
— Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2023 -
My mom’s twin sister Patty was the maid of honor and family friend Joe Ruszczyk was best man.
— Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023 -
Traditionally, the maid of honor, best man, and parents of the couple will give a speech at the wedding.
— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2024 -
In the film, badass secret agent Sam is tasked with one of her hardest missions to date – being maid of honor for her childhood best friend.
— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Sep. 2023 -
My instinct is that this is yet one more sacrifice you are expected to make as her maid of honor.
— Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024 -
Once everyone settled in and dinner was served, the bride and groom’s parents made speeches followed by the best man and maid of honor.
— Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2023 -
The couple wed beneath a family of 800-year-old trees with best friend Mariska Hargitay serving as the maid of honor.
— Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023 -
Sydney Leroux served as the officiant of the wedding, and Megan Rapinoe served as Harris' maid of honor.
— Ryan Morik, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2023 -
Scott, 30, tied the knot with her husband Matt Moeller in a ceremony that involved her sister Hailie Jade, who served as her maid of honor.
— USA TODAY, 14 June 2023 -
Laura Hankin's latest rom-com asks: What if your maid of honor and best man hate each other because of what one wrote online?
— Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024 -
There’s also the relationship between Amelia and her best friend/maid of honor, Merritt.
— Patricia Karounos, refinery29.com, 10 Sep. 2024 -
Now, maids of honor are looking for a weekend in a pink palace that provides a hub for that unforgettable experience of saluting the bride.
— Yelena Alpert, House Beautiful, 28 May 2023 -
Bracy’s mother was Thompson’s maid of honor at her wedding, and Thompson was one of Bracy’s bridesmaids.
— Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2024
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