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Each bride’s dress has been billowed out and arranged around her in a circle, and these white figures are scattered at irregular intervals throughout the green field.—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026 On this bride’s wedding night, her groom permitted his relatives to sacrifice her to a demon, believing the lore that a wicked spirit named Le Bail gave the family its staggering fortune.—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026 While coasting at her job running a chip company’s social media, with her YA novel long on the back burner, Lou begins getting more requests to write brides’ vows ahead of their nuptials.—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026 One bride on TikTok had seen enough.—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bride
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English brȳd; akin to Old High German brūt bride
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of bride was
before the 12th century