love letter
Britishnoun
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a letter or note written by someone to his or her sweetheart or lover
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(in Malaysia) a type of biscuit, made from eggs and rice flour and rolled into a cylinder
Example Sentences
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My favorite long shot is ‘Wonder Man,’ Marvel’s love letter to Hollywood dreams and dreamers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Sunday night's Olivier Awards were all about Paddington, Rosamund Pike's celebratory return to the West End and Rachel Zegler's love letter to theatre.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
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
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
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