How to Use girlfriend in a Sentence

girlfriend

noun
  • She spends hours talking on the phone with her girlfriends.
  • My girlfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months.
  • Why did the loaf of bread break up with his girlfriend?
    — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 7 June 2023
  • The mom, then girlfriend went to pull him off the sister.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The estate lost the case, and the 401(k) balance went to the former girlfriend.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • He was put to death for the 1994 slaying of his ex-girlfriend.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 27 Oct. 2022
  • After the storm passed, Hudson had to break the news about the ring to his girlfriend.
    — Jason Hahn, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2022
  • At the time, the woman had AirPods in and was on the phone with her girlfriend.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Abrams was cagey when asked by TMZ last spring if the two were boyfriend and girlfriend.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The 5-year-old girl was killed in the fire along with her father’s 36-year-old girlfriend.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The song is about some troubles the singer was having with a girlfriend.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 24 July 2022
  • Always the cool girl to hang out with, never the girlfriend.
    — Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022
  • In June, the performer got a tattoo of his girlfriend’s eye.
    — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
  • And my girlfriend didn’t see the movie until the premiere in July.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The young Myles watched his father beat his girlfriend.
    — Vipal Monga, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Noah Lyles may be the fastest man on Earth right now, but he’s got all the support from his girlfriend.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The suit names Brandon Bills, the brother of his ex-girlfriend DaniLeigh, as the plaintiff.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Peel first hopped on a Citi Bike on a date with his then-girlfriend when the bike-share system launched in 2013.
    — Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The girlfriend and a friend drove to the campsite on Oct. 12, a Saturday, and found Kjersem dead in the tent, Springer said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The big question for some was whether his girlfriend would be there to see that happen.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
  • When the train got to the next stop at Grand and State downtown, Bergman and his girlfriend left the train with the person who seemed to be the victim.
    — Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Scroll on to relieve your gift-giving stress and find the perfect item to earn you girlfriend of the year award.
    — Sam Peters, ELLE, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Nelson hugs her girlfriends longer and snuggles with them on the couch.
    — David Oliver, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
  • How did the phone propose to his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day?
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Travis Kelce took a trip to the city of love to support his superstar girlfriend!
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
  • His girlfriend spoke to the media outside the home on Christmas Day.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • What Dad’s long-time girlfriend didn’t keep remained with me.
    — Douglas Heye, CNN, 18 June 2022
  • In a post on Facebook, Vance's girlfriend paid tribute to him.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2022
  • In April, Sam brought his girlfriend to meet his dad and Robin got down on one knee and begged her to be her daughter-in-law.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
  • The killer fled before Grisham's girlfriend could see him.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025

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