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
He’ll even dig up the grave of a suitable love match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Whether Turner and Nist’s love match turns out to be the Real Deal doesn't concern most of us in the long run.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2023
It’s a love match Kelly joyously celebrates by dancing through the best downpour MGM's money could buy in one of the most celebrated scenes in Hollywood history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2019
Unlike so many of the Spanish marriages, his had been a love match.
From A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois by Robert Ames Bennet
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