love potion

Example Sentences

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The part in which characters play Tristan and Isolde doesn’t quite land, for instance: A relationship built on a mythical love potion isn’t an ideal point of comparison for a modern couple.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2023

Amber Wagner was a first-rate Brangäne, powerful but nuanced; she is a prime mover in the plot for secretly providing Tristan and Isolde with the fateful love potion.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2022

Now, a study has revealed the fungus creates a love potion by releasing chemicals that lure flies to increase their chances of infection.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 1, 2021

Later, as its availability spread, chocolate gained a reputation as a love potion.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

It collided with the love potion that Uncle Ron gave me as a joke.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling