How to Use nuptial in a Sentence

nuptial

1 of 2 adjective
  • Of course, those nuptial plans tend to snowball while the guest list swells.
    — Jen Banowetz, Naperville Sun, 21 June 2017
  • Meet the lovely couple and learn more about their nuptial plans.
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 29 July 2022
  • And with two fashion killers like these, the nuptial looks are far from traditional.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 6 May 2022
  • The old tradition that the bride’s parents should cover the whole bill is no longer nuptial canon.
    — Virginia Van Zanten, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
  • For the bride that may not want to wear heels the whole time, behold the ladylike slide of your nuptial dreamboard.
    — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 5 Dec. 2022
  • With the nuptial season fast approaching, this can also be styled as a wedding guest dress.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
  • But female cockroaches that lost their taste for glucose also lost their taste for males’ nuptial gifts.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2023
  • At least one of his ex-wives, Ivana, signed a post-nuptial contract that contained a silencing clause.
    — Nina Burleigh, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Knight and Rodriguez join a growing list of pop culture figures who have kept their nuptial news quiet.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022
  • This is not the time to throw a party, nuptial or otherwise, for 250 people!
    — Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 27 Dec. 2020
  • The two had a pre-nuptial agreement and kept their property largely separate.
    — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Depp and Heard had just been married, and there were conversations about a post-nuptial agreement.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Every year after the first rains, the future kings and queens of fungus-growing termite colonies leave their nest on a nuptial flight.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 June 2021
  • The giddy newlyweds don't plan to honeymoon right away and will instead relish in post-nuptial bliss.
    — Aili Nahas, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022
  • When the time comes for the queen to make her nuptial flight, all the drones in other colonies will compete for the honor of insemination.
    — National Geographic, 22 Mar. 2019
  • This behavior made Koene and his colleagues wonder whether the nuptial gift concept even applied in this case.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian, 21 July 2017
  • Wedding registries are a key part of any nuptial planning process, but what ends up on these wishlists naturally evolves through the years.
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 10 Apr. 2026
  • This flower is popular in nuptial bouquets, and names a train in a song called the fiddler’s national anthem.
    — Mary Wisniewski, chicagotribune.com, 5 Mar. 2018
  • In other parts of the planet, nuptial gifts can mean the bride’s family gives a dowry; in some cultures, mutual dowries are exchanged.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian, 20 July 2017
  • However, no pictures have emerged of the Carters at the nuptial celebrations.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 6 June 2022
  • Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are still enjoying their post-nuptial bliss in Paris.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 26 July 2022
  • The couple couldn’t risk sending their event programs to be printed at a copier shop in case a nosy shop worker snuck a photo of the nuptial details to a reporter.
    — Kate Storey, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
  • For Jennifer Lawrence and fiancé Cooke Maroney, their wedding menu will be the stuff that nuptial legends are made of.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Oct. 2019
  • For brides-to-be, this periwinkle pair can be your something blue; for non-nuptial occasions, Margaux also carries black and key lime green.
    — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Eager to stand out and avoid a cooker-cutter dress seen on countless others, brides are seeking unique looks that test the boundaries of traditional nuptial style.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Vegas-nuptial veteran Elana Scherr pulled up in a wedding-standard Rolls-Royce.
    — Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 3 June 2022
  • Big weddings are back, and the nuptial boom of 2022 means couples and their families are facing big bills for celebrations.
    — Allison Pohle, WSJ, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Lucrezia and Alfonso were married in the summer of 1498 in a sumptuous nuptial mass.
    — Anne Thériault, Longreads, 28 May 2020
  • Kate Mara and Jamie Bell just tied the knot two weeks ago, breaking the nuptial news by revealing their very first wedding photo on Instagram.
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Allure, 24 July 2017
  • In fact, a whopping 97% of couples were forced to cancel, downsize, or scrap their post-nuptial trips over the last two years, according to a new survey by Expedia.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2022

nuptial

2 of 2 noun
  • There's no word on when the nuptials will take place.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Chiefs coach Andy Reid has been asked about the nuptials.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
  • This will spare your daughter from having her guests vote on her nuptials.
    — Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 22 Mar. 2023
  • For the nuptials, Beatrice wore a floor-length bronze gown with puffy sleeves.
    — Staff Author, InStyle, 15 June 2026
  • But, what does that mean for their upcoming nuptials?
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Jan. 2026
  • In a photo from the nuptials, the twins pose next to their new sister-in law and dad.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
  • The wedding marked the show's first formal nuptials.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The couple sweetly held hands at the altar just ahead of their nuptials.
    — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
  • Plus, a suit is easier to wear post-nuptials than some sea-foam nightmare.
    — Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Bad Bunny served as a witness to their nuptials.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The oceanfront scenery and on-site chapel serve as the perfect setting for nuptials.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The oceanfront scenery and on-site chapel serve as the perfect setting for nuptials.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Here’s a look at what has been reported about Lawrence’s nuptials.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2019
  • So, while the first step in their nuptials has been taken, the couple is not yet married.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2024
  • So far there haven’t been any hints that those nuptials are happening this weekend.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The two were snapped posing for a photo with the bride and a group of guests during the nuptials.
    — Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Then there was the joke questioning where the prince got all the cash to cover the costs of his nuptials.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • This marrying couple may want to have some say over who attends their nuptials.
    — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Aaron didn't attend their nuptials, either.
    — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The pair grew up in the area, but live in Arizona and traveled all the way back home for the nuptials.
    — Danielle Garrand, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2019
  • Diana was 20 and Charles was 32 at the time of their nuptials.
    — Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
  • Mike and Zara were also in attendance for their nuptials.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 22 May 2026
  • The bride chose a buffet-style dinner for her nuptials, and assumed there would be plenty of food to go around.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Artists beabadoobee and Clairo were also spotted at the nuptials.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • And just as the proposal was simple and sweet, so were the nuptials, despite the fact that there were two in one day.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The groom shared a laugh with his big brother William in the chapel ahead of Harry’s nuptials.
    — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
  • Today you can even get married in the chapel, if necropolis nuptials appeal to you.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
  • So that means the muppets were likely very much in love at the time of this particular pair’s nuptials.
    — Ashley Hoffman, Time, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Since their nuptials, the pair have welcomed two daughters together.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The nuptials may end up costing the couple $20 million.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 10 June 2026

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