matchmaker

Example Sentences

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Over time, the tradition expanded and parents take the pictures of their daughters they want to marry off but have no suitors to a traditional matchmaker to find them a lover.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

The two met each other cross-country through a matchmaker after she, then Ariell Kirylo, had moved away from the L.A. area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

She once hired a matchmaker, and recently attended a run club.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

As Lucy, a New York matchmaker, Johnson’s character has turned the intangibles into her trade.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2025

I imagined Ma at fifteen or sixteen years old, unable to read or write, searching for a matchmaker.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu