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
Find Love: Live Host Sukanya Krishnan hopes to find a love match for two eligible singles who are quarantined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2020
On his part it was wholly a love match.
From Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus by W. C. Coup
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