How to Use adieu in a Sentence

adieu

noun
  • In need of some new pieces to bid 2025 adieu in?
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
  • So uncap this stick, glide it, and bid adieu to that dreaded chafe.
    — Annie Blackman, Allure, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Choose the right detergent and bid adieu to bad odors forever.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The rigor of the text melts, thaws—and resolves itself into adieu.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
  • If that’s the case, McGee saved his best for last -- a memorable adieu.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 23 Mar. 2021
  • And at the end of it all, the storm’s clouds bid adieu with an offering of a brilliant sunset.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Portman bid adieu to her brown-blonde long locks for a short bob with a dark brown hue for the chilly fall-winter season.
    — Raven Brunner, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • But who wants to bid adieu to that twinkling gilmmer during the darkest, coldest months?
    — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Choose from regular, petite, and tall options, then bid adieu to the tailor.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Choose from regular, petite, and tall options, then bid adieu to the tailor.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Choose from regular, petite, tall, and curvy options, then bid adieu to the tailor.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Cleganebowl will almost certainly be a fight to the death, so chose sides wisely and get ready to bid adieu to your faves.
    — Mehera Bonner, Marie Claire, 29 Aug. 2017
  • Just in time to bid adieu to the month of August and welcome in September.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Designers are eager to bid adieu to these countertops in the coming year.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
  • So set that out-of-office email, pack your bags, and bid adieu to responsibility for a week.
    — Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor, 21 June 2023
  • The polite adieu was apropos for a player some fans considered the show’s nicest ever.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Ending the night on a sweet note, mini lychee cakes arrived at every seat just before guests bid the night adieu.
    — Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Before bidding the night adieu, guests lined up for a summery treat, an ice-cream swirl with sprinkles from Carvel.
    — Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 12 July 2021
  • This simple little white slip is the perfect pick-me-up to bid adieu to all the hard wedding planning work and dance the night away.
    — Julie Tong, Vogue, 1 July 2024
  • Without any further adieu, read our Q&A, below.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Dive into this Good Housekeeping guide to learn more, and bid adieu to the things that are no longer serving you.
    — Stephanie Dolgoff, Good Housekeeping, 7 June 2021
  • Michael Easton also bid an abrupt adieu to Port Charles in the summer.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Amy Schumer is bidding adieu to her Upper West Side apartment!
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
  • The taste definitely softened the blow of having to bid NY adieu.
    — Brande Victorian, Essence, 3 May 2022
  • Looks like Daniel Tosh is bidding adieu to his swank High Sierra lifestyle.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Cheryl Burke is bidding adieu to the Dancing With the Stars ballroom once more.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The actor and writer bid adieu to her go-to side part, too, trimming her fringe to eye-level and parting in the center instead.
    — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2022
  • After a ten-year run, the Rolls-Royce Wraith is finally bidding adieu for good.
    — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Notre Dame bid adieu to the classic show with this retro photo of the former Fighting Irish star.
    — Rolando Rosa, ajc, 17 Nov. 2017
  • In the meantime, Puth isn’t the only star bidding TikTok adieu.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2025

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