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romance

[roh-mans, roh-mans, roh-mans] / roʊˈmæns, ˈroʊ mæns, roʊˈmæns /




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And their romance blossomed in the same place their friendship had years earlier.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Monét’s goal on “Frequency of Love” was a portrait of romance that reflects real life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

In total she sent £140,000 to romance scammers.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

We know of a serious romance with a singer, but he broke it off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The details had been less important to her than the tragic romance of it all.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

The “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,” “The Mask” and “Bruce Almighty” star also had romances with singer Linda Ronstadt, Oscar winner Renée Zellweger, and actor-model Jenny McCarthy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

A treat for anyone who loves a little wordplay: Can you think of an 11-letter phrase that describes some curries or romances?

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

And while she knows people watch it for the drama and conversations it sparks, she thinks those are just "added extras" and the romances should be at the centre of the show.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

The movie’s sweeping visuals and romantic love story evoked a sentiment similar to 1940s war romances.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

He takes me to Mexico, as in drugstore romances.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Still, if my nostalgia-clouded memory serves me correctly, our alleged aimlessness and "whatever" philosophy is amply romanced in movies.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2024

More often than not, the coaches who are wined, dined and romanced to take the Trojans job end up getting a big fat raise at their current job and stay put.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2021

But his role as a small-time hood who romanced American ingenue Jean Seberg in Godard's "Breathless" earned him international stardom.

From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2021

Both of their dating lives made for gossip fodder at the time, by the way, as Damon dated Winona Ryder and Affleck romanced Gwyneth Paltrow.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2021

He dated models and actresses and romanced his stunning American wife after standing behind her in line to use the phone at Heathrow Airport.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Maria believed she was romancing a prince from Dubai, captivated by his flirtatious smile and declarations of affection he showered on her during live video calls.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

Palmer found himself spending time trying to get his expenses cleared through an incompetent bureaucracy, rather than romancing a beautiful girl on a sandy beach.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

When their rapacious cousin Charles appears, hoping to find buried treasure in the house and romancing the “pink and white and golden” Constance, Merricat takes drastic action.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

There’s something forced in the scenic snapshots of the couple laughing, dancing and romancing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025

I thought she was just romancing him, kindly playing to his mostly self-promoting immigrant lore, but later she’d showed Mitt, too, kneeling down beside him to watch the men and women busy in the street.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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