BRIDE in a Sentence

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As they sat at the feast, each guest in turn was asked to tell a tale; the bride sat still and did not say a word.

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 Meanings and Examples of BRIDE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
bride
 n.  a woman who has recently been married
 n.  Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
Classic Sentence: (101 in 7 pages)
1  It began to snow, a cold wind blew and roared as though it were seeking a bride.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE
2  Then the queen her mother, packed up a great many costly things; jewels, and gold, and silver; trinkets, fine dresses, and in short everything that became a royal bride.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE GOOSE-GIRL
3  Then the waiting-maid got upon Falada, and the real bride rode upon the other horse, and they went on in this way till at last they came to the royal court.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE GOOSE-GIRL
4  Now the name of this lad, that the real bride was to help in watching the king's geese, was Curdken.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE GOOSE-GIRL
5  Then he called his son and told him that he had only a false bride; for that she was merely a waiting-maid, while the true bride stood by.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE GOOSE-GIRL
6  You think yourself a promised bride, and that your marriage will soon take place, but it is with death that you will keep your marriage feast.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM
7  As they sat at the feast, each guest in turn was asked to tell a tale; the bride sat still and did not say a word.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM
8  'I will tell you a dream, then,' said the bride.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM
9  And with these words the bride drew forth the finger and shewed it to the assembled guests.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM
10  When she heard this she started with rage; but her envy and curiosity were so great, that she could not help setting out to see the bride.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In SNOWDROP
11  Now it happened that the king of that land held a feast, which was to last three days; and out of those who came to it his son was to choose a bride for himself.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In ASHPUTTEL
12  Then he took her for his bride, and set her beside him on his horse, and rode away with her homewards.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In ASHPUTTEL
13  But her mother squeezed it in till the blood came, and took her to the king's son: and he set her as his bride by his side on his horse, and rode away with her.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In ASHPUTTEL
14  Then Gretel became angry, tore herself loose and ran away, and was no longer the bride of Hans.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In CLEVER HANS
15  So she put it on, and went into the palace, and all the people gazed upon her; and the dress pleased the bride so much that she asked whether it was to be sold.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In LILY AND THE LION
Example Sentence: (18 in 2 pages)
1  At least a dozen people attend on the bride of the wealthy prince.
2  The bride was given away by her father.
3  In some countries it is traditional for a bride to wear white.
4  In some cultures it is customary for the bride to wear white.
5  Theseus leaped to the defense of the bride and struck down the Gentaur who was trying to carry her off.
6  They still follow the custom of pinning money to the bride's dress.
7  The bride's father traditionally walks with her to the altar to give her away.
8  After the ceremony, the bride lifted up her veil to kiss her husband.
9  Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and bridegroom.
10  Ladies and gentlemen, will you raise your glasses to the bride and groom.
11  But if I go on until my beloved is my bride, and she has taken up my fate, and we are one, and the world knows no difference, what then?
12  The prospective bride and groom hoped to forestall any potential arguments about money in the event of a divorce.
13  "Spare no expense," the bride's father said, refusing to stint on the wedding arrangements.
14  In the United States, on average a groom is 2.3 years older than his bride.
15  The bride, instead of being disguised in tawdry stuffs of gold and silver, appeared in a negligee of plain blue satin, without any other jewels than her eyes, which far outshone all that ever was produced by the mines of Golconda.