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The story about a woman, who is considered a cursed bride, and her husband, who pretends to be possessed in an attempt to control her, is the first all-Pakistani feature at the Berlin International Film Festival, which has in the past featured Pakistani co-productions.—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026 In grainy eight millimeter footage, a young bride named Yvonne Olsen smiles on the patio, runs down the concrete stairs to the ocean and draws her husband's name in the sand.—Bryan West, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026 Mother of the bride nixed a black dress for the letter writer’s daughter.—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026 Picture the most Top Gun diva-ish bride walking down the aisle.—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 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