valentine
noun
a card or message, usually amatory or sentimental but sometimes satirical or comical, or a token or gift sent by one person to another on Valentine's Day, sometimes anonymously.
valentines
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pluralof valentine.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Feb. 14 was just a few days away, so the first action Rickman and other students took was delivering hundreds of valentines to the governor, expressing their support for university employees.
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2025
Its tone is admiring — as the series title implies, “American Masters” documentaries tend to be valentines, and there are more supporters than critics onscreen here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
Films about filmmakers, especially in recent years, tend to lean into self-congratulation — misty-eyed valentines to the magic of moviemaking, and to the noble if flawed souls who strive to put their art onscreen.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
Hallmark, which began offering Valentine’s Day cards in 1913, estimates that today, 145 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged annually, not including the kids’ valentines popular for classroom exchanges.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
It has to be, or else why would you have kept making valentines, even after BrettBradBrandon called you a loser?
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
