How to Use chuppah in a Sentence

chuppah

noun
  • The chuppah was decorated with red and pink dahlias, as per the color scheme.
    — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The arches of the chuppah were covered in lush lilacs and lavender flowers.
    — Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
  • The chuppah was steps above the aisle, facing east, so sunlight shone on the ceremony.
    — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The pair's chuppah was adorned with colorful flowers that matched the theme of the reception.
    — Charlotte Triggs, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2022
  • My brother and then, decades later, my daughter were married under the same chuppah.
    — Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
  • Once the glasses had been broken, the chuppah ascended into the heavens and adorned the ceiling for the rest of the night.
    — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Scenes of her wedding in Zimbabwe, under a chuppah, in front of a house, with her husband and kids, surround me.
    — Carolyn Twersky, The Cut, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Greenberg recalls crying under the chuppah, taking them both by surprise.
    — Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
  • Its leaves created a natural arc, symbolizing their own version of a chuppah.
    — Shira Savada, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Bayes also constructed a white chuppah covered in vines just like the one Luke builds beside Lorelai’s house in season 2.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
  • Rushefsky also unfurled a lace blanket — a wedding present to her mother that has been used in her family for years as a chuppah or special-occasion tablecloth.
    — Lillian Reed, baltimoresun.com, 31 Aug. 2019
  • The weather during the ceremony was perfect, and the couple had friends and family join them under the chuppah for various parts of the service.
    — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The couple's traditional chuppah was decorated with white and ivory florals and included prayer shawls from the bride and groom's family.
    — John-John Williams Iv, baltimoresun.com, 12 May 2017
  • At most such events the Torah is held under a chuppah, a canopy similar to those used at Jewish weddings, and led by a truck with flashing lights and loud, festive music.
    — Sharon Altshul, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2024
  • Orchids hung from the ceiling for the chuppah while the ceremony also featured an elevated runway, with water and floating flowers on each side.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
  • They got married under a chuppah in an intimate wedding in Northern California.
    — Town & Country, 22 July 2022
  • The Torah was then paraded through the streets under a traditional chuppah — canopy — in a joyous procession that included live music, singing and dancing.
    — Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2023
  • From lighting the menorah on Hanukkah to gathering under the chuppah at a wedding, this elegantly giftable book shares the beloved stories that have been passed down through generations.
    — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • For example, one chuppah made for a 1924 ceremony is adorned with both an American flag and a Star of David.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 16 June 2017
  • The couple exchanged vows under the chuppah, surrounded by immediate family who offered blessings.
    — Staff Author, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Their parents also escorted Ben and Moriah down the aisle to a chuppah painted by Moriah’s best friend Colleen, an artist.
    — Philly.com, 13 July 2018
  • The event featured a pride seder haggadah modeled after a Passover one, candles lit to represent the colors of the rainbow and a chuppah in which attendees stood under while healing prayers were uttered.
    — Sergio Carmona, Jewish Journal, 23 June 2017
  • On the stage, Rebecca and Or’s closest friends and family members gathered underneath the chuppah—a white canopy with verdant foliage climbing up the structure.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2017
  • The event included a pride seder haggadah modeled after a Passover one, candles lit to represent the colors of the rainbow and a chuppah in which attendees stood under while healing prayers were uttered.
    — Sergio Carmona, Jewish Journal, 15 June 2018
  • The couple’s family arrived first, followed by Ross, who waited under the chuppah until Maya arrived with her veil over her face, in keeping with Jewish tradition.
    — Vogue, 18 Nov. 2019
  • There were little touches — my grandfather’s prayer shawl on our shoulders, my Great-Uncle Josef’s shawl on the top of our chuppah — to remind us of our ancestors, many of whom had suffered terribly.
    — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 Nov. 2018
  • At our wedding, my husband and I stood under a chuppah—a wedding canopy signifying the new home a Jewish couple will create together—that my mom crafted from a lace tablecloth her grandmother had sewn.
    — Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
  • The chuppah was made of marigold fabric, and the dance floor the couple stood upon—and then later danced upon—was a giant rendering of an abstract painting created by Noah’s father, Austin Galvin, who passed last year.
    — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The wedding ceremony took place on Sunday, and after an extended cocktail hour in the garden of Pioneer Works, everyone was invited inside to gather around the chuppah.
    — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The following day, a traditional Jewish ceremony took place onsite beneath a chuppah with Furtado and Winkler's parents joining them.
    — Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'chuppah.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: