beaux
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The entire family showed up, including Kylie Jenner in a white ballgown with a matching hat and big sister Kourtney Kardashian in deconstructed Thom Browne to go with beaux Travis Barker’s Thom Browne suit.
From Washington Times • May 3, 2022
The book, as it stands, feels ominously loveless, more hospitable to dolts than to eligible beaux, yet at least seven writers have sought to flesh it out and, in so doing, to warm it up.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 5, 2017
The art deco, beaux arts and neoclassical style includes limestone panels, enhanced with floral and fluted designs.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2017
The “Follies” tale of two showgirls and their beaux bears the doom of the ancient Greek stage.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2016
“How does Washington come on? Many beaux? Many believers? Many friends? Answer these questions you wicked little Maggie.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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