love letter

British  

noun

1. a letter or note written by someone to his or her sweetheart or lover

2. (in Malaysia) a type of biscuit, made from eggs and rice flour and rolled into a cylinder

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Example Sentences

Alan Allport ends his enormous, two-volume history of a people at war with a poignant note, a love letter that Royal Air Force Flight Sgt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

BTS – as with many other K-pop acts – are fan-focused, and this is possibly why “Swim” gets chosen in the end as the lead single as a love letter to the fans.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Far from home, Alarnab said his word-of-mouth success had grown into a "love letter from Syria to the world" that needs no translation.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

“It was almost like casting and writing were one process ... I wanted it to be a love letter to the underdog. You never know who you’re sitting next to at the bar.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Back then it was the closest thing she’d ever had to a love letter; for months she had slept with the book under her pillow, and later, slipped it between her mattress and box spring.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri