love match
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of love match
First recorded in 1740–50
Example Sentences
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He says some couples will go to great lengths to convince the authorities that they are a genuine love match when their eye is more on the benefits on offer.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Is life richer with a fortuneless love match, or with all the wealth in the world and a stable union devoid of romantic passion?
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
He’ll even dig up the grave of a suitable love match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Initially awkward together, they gradually form an attachment informed by the trauma of the job, and their arranged union becomes a love match — albeit an unusually complicated one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
He had married early—a love match; his wife, my mother, soon died, and I was left a six months' old baby.
From The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 by Various
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