Used in a Sentence

bridget

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bridget.

Editorial note

If you're talking about the collage with Bridget and Max then: Bridget is from the lockscreen (if you look closely the green button says slide to answer), and is a Phone call.

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Quick take

A female given name from Irish.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of bridget gathered in one view.

noun

A female given name from Irish.

noun

(US, dated) An Irish housemaid.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bridget.

Example sentences

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If you're talking about the collage with Bridget and Max then: Bridget is from the lockscreen (if you look closely the green button says slide to answer), and is a Phone call.

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Frustratingly, under pressure, Bridget Phillipson looks set to roll back most of those reforms.

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Ah, no he's still with us but hey Bridget bit the dust.

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And the ones dubbed by Bridget and Mary Jo are great!

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> Bridget hopes it will be adopted permanently, not just at Te Awe, but right across Wellington.

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Male homepage: Die Hard, Star Wars, Bridget Jones.

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Female homepage: Bridget Jones, Twilight, Star Wars.

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People like Bridget Riley in particular.

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Take Bridget Riley - we are so used to how mechanical painting (that is, 'printing') makes getting such even cover, and straight lines trivial that doing it by hand seems no more impressive.

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I might not want to get into a long conversation about Aunt Bridget with my Lyft/Uber driver - I don't know what their feelings about her are, and they don't know what mine are.

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The Supreme Court ruling is pretty explicit that Bridget Kelly's status as a political aide is why she could not be convicted; because her boss had regulatory authority to close the lanes for honest reasons, the Port Authority has no property interest in any closure she orders, even if it was ordered for dishonest reasons.

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I knew Bridget Riley’s work a bit before going into the exhibition because she was one of the visual artists you learn about when you study 20C music, and so I had seen a few of these op art pieces, but I never expected an illusion to work so well on such a huge scale.

Quote examples

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Sounds like that line in Bridget Jones: "I'm very busy and important."

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>"There is a reason they call it “the web,” Bridget; a reason they call it “the net.” It is a trap.

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It would be really nice if the article started with the note "Bridget Brennan is CEO of Female Factor and author of the new book, "Why She Buys: The New Strategy for Reaching the World's Most Powerful Consumers" (Crown Business).

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"We hear them everywhere— their bad ideas, their grievances are all amplified." Bridget Todd discusses these guys with her guest Anil Dash on the latest episode of her pod "There Are No Girls on the Internet", if anyone is interested.

Proper noun examples

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And Bridget, et al, with cardholder services.

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Bridget Jones's Diary Seriously, most of them.

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I think it was Richard Curtis (Notting Hill/Bridget Jones/Love Actually) who made this point; he was asked why there's such a large gap between all his great award winning movies and he said quite simply, 'because it takes a lot of time to write something important to me'.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use bridget in a sentence?

If you're talking about the collage with Bridget and Max then: Bridget is from the lockscreen (if you look closely the green button says slide to answer), and is a Phone call.

What does bridget mean?

A female given name from Irish.

What part of speech is bridget?

bridget is commonly used as noun.