Love for Love

noun

1. a comedy (1695) by William Congreve.

Example Sentences

“Cyrano” slips in and out of that realm fitfully; it’s not always the most graceful retelling of this oft-told tale, and its ardent defense of love for love’s sake can feel paper-thin one moment and swooningly sincere the next.

From Los Angeles Times

“In telling these stories, Babalola herself becomes the seer and the seen, subversively providing a corrective to both the Western idea of who gets to indulge in love for love’s sake and whose myths are worthy of retelling,” Alyssa Cole writes in her review.

From New York Times

Instead, he expressed his love for Love and for the coaching staff, teammates and fan base.

From Fox News

The Rev. Jacqui Lewis, whose Middle Collegiate Church in New York City was gutted by fire Dec. 5, said she’ll share a prayer for the nation and the world with her multicultural congregation that goes beyond denominations and religion, what she called “a prayer to love, for love.”

From Washington Times

“Give her life. Give her love for love.”

From Literature