How to Use maid of honor in a Sentence

maid of honor

noun phrase
  • The bride even asked her best friend to serve as maid of honor on her big day.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The maid of honor works closely with the bride, right?
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Amid the chaos, the maid of honor's boyfriend remained calm.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Emma can kick rocks and find someone else to be her maid of honor.
    — Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
  • While brainstorming with the maid of honor, the idea of a video gift emerged.
    — John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Her maid of honor, who gave the gift, remains one of her closest friends.
    — Ashley Vega, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • What gave me peace was that My fiancé backed me up, as did my maid of honor.
    — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Bridesmaids wore short light pink dresses while the maid of honor wore the same dress in gray.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • This is especially the case if asked to play the role of maid of honor.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 14 June 2023
  • Daughter Jen has helped plan the wedding and will be maid of honor.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The bride had a maid of honor and a matron of honor, as well as six bridesmaids.
    — Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
  • My friend’s father-in-law was the groom in a wartime wedding in which my mom was the maid of honor.
    — Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
  • But Caitlin begs Vix to come to her wedding, to be her maid of honor.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Her two younger sisters, who acted as her maids of honor, were each clad in rainbow print.
    — Sanam Yar, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • From my mom’s maid of honor, 63 years earlier in this same church.
    — Lauren Depino, CNN Money, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Migne, the bride's sister and maid of honor, was just as gobsmacked.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Girl, don’t make Caroline your maid of honor!
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The simple function of handing over the bride’s ring could be done by the maid of honor, if there is one.
    — Judith Martin, oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Emily’s getting married and wants Stephanie to be her maid of honor.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 2 May 2025
  • Their mothers are longtime friends and were each other’s wedding maid of honor.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
  • Smith’s daughter, then 11 years old, was the maid of honor; her son, 15, gave her away.
    — Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024
  • The bride’s cousin, Caroline Kennedy, served as maid of honor.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Cyrus' daughter, pop singer Miley Cyrus, served as the bride's maid of honor.
    — USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023
  • My instinct is that this is yet one more sacrifice you are expected to make as her maid of honor.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Her maid of honor worked out payment plans with friends who wanted to attend but couldn’t front the total cost at one time.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 8 July 2025
  • Izzie makes Cristina her maid of honor because Cristina tried to save her life.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 May 2025
  • That nasty bit of fun was spoiled when the maid of honor could be the couple’s daughter or the best man her previous husband.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
  • This is followed by the bridesmaids, the maid of honor, the flower girl and ring bearer, and the bride and her parents.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
  • When the duo appeared, the best man was wearing a bridesmaid's dress, while the maid of honor had changed into a tuxedo.
    — Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • That nasty bit of fun was spoiled when the maid of honor could be the couple’s daughter, or the best man her previous husband.
    — Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 11 July 2023

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