romance
Example Sentences
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The romance novelist Carley Fortune went from being unhappy at her 9-to-5 job to selling millions of books.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Before she was a bestselling romance novelist, Carley Fortune had never so much as written a short story or taken an adult creative writing class.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
It could be argued there's a certain romance about the line too, according to operations manager Susie Smith.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Even couples who make it well into a marriage contend with all the perils born from romance gone stale, including the functional discord clumsily realized in the sight-gag metaphor of “The Miniature Wife.”
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
None of these women talk about any other kind of romance.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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