bachelorhood

How To Use bachelorhood In A Sentence

• (a newlywed in Much Ado About Nothing), spelled benedict or benedick, is a ` newly married man, in particular, one who had a long bachelorhood. ' VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIII No 3
• Among the many changes accompanying the evaporation of my bachelorhood, one in particular stands out: I now watch "American Idol. Edward Muzio: 'American Idol': Good Show, Probably Not A Good Work Environment
• The prince, whose bachelorhood caused consternation to his father, has said he plans to marry one day but only when he is ready.
• Jack indulges his best friend's passion for the grape but is mainly interested in living his last week of bachelorhood to the hilt.
• I suspect the month he spent alone in the city—his summer bachelorhood—were some of his happiest times, though I'm reasonably confident that if he indulged in sin it was mostly of the caloric variety. Summers in Letters
• A quarter of a mile inland we came upon the holluschickie — sleek young bulls, living out the loneliness of their bachelorhood and gathering strength against the day when they would fight their way into the ranks of the Benedicts. Chapter 30
• The sometimes improbable nature of Savile's personality, along with his bachelorhood, made him a target of much gossip. Jimmy Savile, eccentric king of children's TV, dies aged 84
• His presence never failed to put her in the highest spirits, and his bachelorhood was her perennial joke. The End of the Rainbow
• One of the downsides of having bachelorhood thrust upon one after a prolonged stretch of cohabitation is that one's living standards deteriorate remarkably quickly.
• Except for the milestone years, such as 21st birthdays, or the last year of your bachelorhood, very seldom are birthdays the fanfares they used to be.