love match
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of love match
First recorded in 1740–50
Example Sentences
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He’ll even dig up the grave of a suitable love match.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
He’s also staging it at his Washington company, with an entirely different setting: a D.C. television newsroom, in which the passive-aggressive love match of Beatrice and Benedick is co-anchoring a telecast.
From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2022
But I hope by the end, she has this humbling redemptive moment where she does find a love match with someone who loves her for her flaws, rather than despite her flaws.
From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2022
He's not in it for a love match though.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2022
I remembered her well; it was a love match, and she had run away with him.
From My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills by Johnstone, James Johnstone, chevalier de
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