How to Use significant other in a Sentence

significant other

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  • Before you make such an important decision, you should talk it over with your significant other.
  • On the flipside, that’s a lot of time to spend with your significant other.
    — Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 2 Aug. 2024
  • You can get married, have a significant other and so on.
    — Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Grab those moments of time with your children and significant other.
    — Jody Michael, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Stay passionate about your team, because your significant other might want to feed off that.
    — Mike Bass, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The day before, an elderly patient, who had been in her care for weeks, called his significant other to say goodbye.
    — Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Having an honest conversation with your significant other is the first step.
    — Jessica Grose, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Here is a comprehensive list of questions to ask your significant other to get to know them better — at any stage of your relationship.
    — Vanna O'Brien, refinery29.com, 28 June 2024
  • Na Xamena is a very couples-friendly restaurant and Eden is the perfect date spot to take your significant other.
    — Rana Good, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
  • One moment of your feeling insecure should not lead your significant other to cut off all ties after being in a relationship for 15 years.
    — cleveland, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Even if the home is jointly owned with one’s live-in partner, the state may or may not require that the home be sold before the sick partner can qualify and if it’s sold then their significant other has to move out.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 20 July 2024
  • The delegation, which includes Trump children plus spouses and significant others, is bound to get outsized attention.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2024
  • There’s something incredibly intimate about choosing a nickname for your significant other.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 27 Aug. 2021
  • And any one of these Valentine's Day movies is the perfect way to cozy up on the couch with your significant other.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 21 Dec. 2022
  • So many stars and their significant others have come down to take part in the event and stayed for the fun, and cameras have snapped them doing just that.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 12 June 2024
  • Here’s a robe and boxer combo both you and a significant other are sure to love.
    — Michelle Duncan, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Treat your significant other and yourself with a date to Carvers Steaks and Seafood.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The same words that come off as critique from a significant other sound like advice from a friend.
    — Hannah Singleton, Outside Online, 19 July 2022
  • No one wants to have to convince their significant other to do that.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2022
  • Atae compares his thought process to a split with a significant other.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Your significant other is away on a business trip and the school will only release your child to a guardian.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Note to self: Here are six things to let go of before moving in with your significant other.
    — Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The songs share a title and a theme of humbly asking for their significant other for the holiday.
    — Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 4 June 2022
  • One of the most painful, gut-wrenching days many of us will ever face is the one in which our spouse or significant other passes.
    — Jessica Cannella, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Baking is a fun way to spend more time with your significant other.
    — Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 9 Jan. 2023
  • If the name Nili Lotan doesn’t ring any bells, try asking your significant other.
    — Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The emotive track is a reflection on the need to embrace time spent with a significant other.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Loosening the grip on your significant other or crush will give them the freedom to soar with you right by their side.
    — Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
  • No, no, the Roy children don't do too well with the significant other aspect.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Plus, if your significant other wants to get in on the fun and dress up together, even sweeter.
    — Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping, 2 Aug. 2023

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