How to Use wed in a Sentence

wed

verb
  • They will wed in the fall.
  • The actress wed her fourth husband last year.
  • The novel weds tragedy and comedy.
  • His new writing job wedded his love of words and his eye for fashion.
  • And when bulbs bloom, wedding bells ring…and ring…and ring.
    Sarah Cook McBride, al, 16 Jan. 2020
  • She and Jonas were seen holding hands in the south of France on their way to a pre-wedding party.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 June 2019
  • Looks like wedding guest season is about to get a lot brighter this spring.
    Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Dec. 2018
  • Mochi ice cream was passed out instead of wedding cake for dessert.
    Tamara Abraham, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 July 2018
  • The contract seemingly weds Ohtani to the Dodgers through his age-39 season.
    Jack Magruder, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • In the blink-and-you'll-miss-it clip, Meghan looks pleased and excited to spend some post-wedding one-on-one time with her gown.
    Andrea Park, Allure, 18 Sep. 2018
  • And a new coach might not be wedded to players held over from the previous regime.
    Oliver Staley, Quartz at Work, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Grounds said he is not wedded to every issue in the package.
    Mike Hendricks, kansascity, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Outside of work, he's been married four times, wedding Kayte Walsh in 2011.
    Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
  • In the past, South Park was not wedded to political satire.
    Laura Bradley, HWD, 7 Dec. 2017
  • The Princess of Wales has long been wedded to her court shoes, but this summer, she’s been shaking up her footwear choices.
    Vogue, 14 July 2023
  • The couple married in a church where Palvin’s parents wedded 34 years ago.
    David Chiu, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
  • Cosmopolitan.com asked six women to try on their mothers' very '80s wedding dresses, veils and all.
    Charles Manning, Cosmopolitan, 28 June 2016
  • Upstairs, the house features several rooms for the bride, groom and wedding party to dress.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2017
  • Each hour-long episode will expose a grisly homicide set against the backdrop of what appears to be wedded bliss.
    Michael O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The short pregame greeting also serves as a reminder of just how the Tuscaloosa community is wedded to the success of the Crimson Tide.
    USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
  • The movement is starting to take hold, and companies are trying to be at the forefront to offer services to the self-wedded.
    Natalie Dreier, ajc, 16 May 2017
  • He is not wedded to a Medicare for All-style single-payer system.
    Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic, 30 Apr. 2023
  • But this dumb, seemingly harmless, wedding day prank turned out to be not so funny to her hubby-to-be.
    Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan, 2 Nov. 2014
  • What’s to be done with such beautiful work, wedded to such intractable problems?
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
  • But the brand does have a slight advantage in terms of a rather young customer base that is less wedded to tradition than, say, Ferrari's.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
  • As the ditty goes: One died, one survived, two de-wedded, two beheaded.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 15 May 2018
  • With the law of universal gravitation, Isaac Newton wedded the fall of an apple to the orbits of the planets.
    Quanta Magazine, 3 Aug. 2015
  • Because, according to a report, Prince Harry drove 100 miles to pick up Meghan Markle for the evening wedding party.
    Amy MacKelden, Marie Claire, 21 May 2017
  • Families, Afshar says, sometimes wedded their daughters off as a way to avoid starvation.
    The New Yorker, 31 July 2024
  • Many of those who study employment trends have been telling us that Gen Z workers—especially those who joined the labor force during the pandemic—are solidly wedded to remote work.
    Julia Dhar, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024

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