valentine
noun
a card or message, usually amatory or sentimental but sometimes satirical or comical, or a token or gift sent by one person to another on Valentine's Day, sometimes anonymously.
valentines
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pluralof valentine.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Feb. 14 was just a few days away, so the first action Rickman and other students took was delivering hundreds of valentines to the governor, expressing their support for university employees.
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2025
Americans do spend a lot on their valentines.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
Its tone is admiring — as the series title implies, “American Masters” documentaries tend to be valentines, and there are more supporters than critics onscreen here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
Films about filmmakers, especially in recent years, tend to lean into self-congratulation — misty-eyed valentines to the magic of moviemaking, and to the noble if flawed souls who strive to put their art onscreen.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
Into the slot at the top we slip our valentines, cut from books of them you can buy at Woolworth’s, with special, single ones for the people we especially like.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
