How to Use love in a Sentence

love

1 of 2 noun
Definition of lovenext
Synonyms for lovenext
  • He was just a lonely man looking for love.
  • Children need unconditional love from their parents.
  • Bergmann walked around the site and fell in love with the project.
    — oregonlive, 30 June 2020
  • And at the end of the day, yes, love is enough for me and Matt.
    — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Some songs are about love; others about the state of the world.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 5 May 2022
  • Both got knocked around but didn't get much love from the refs.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2021
  • It’s an act of love, both for his friends and for Fort Mose.
    — Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Jan. 2022
  • There’s a lot of love for the guys and the family that this team is.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 20 Dec. 2020
  • So for the love of all that is holy, back up those photos to the cloud.
    — Whitson Gordon, Wired, 29 Sep. 2020
  • There was the love that didn’t last and the affection that wasn’t enough.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2023
  • There was a huge trust and love and support with the crew as well.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 10 May 2021
  • Should the sea ever touch them both at the same time, the two will awake and fall in love.
    — Lisa Morrow, CNN, 25 Apr. 2022
  • And he’s always had a lot of love from the locker room.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 26 Aug. 2023
  • And at the end of all the game of life, all the game of relationships, there’s love.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • That means peace and even love are part of your future.
    — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 3 June 2022
  • Tatum, like some of his teammates, have been prone to fall in love with the long ball.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Paris: the city of light, love, and... electric scooters.
    — Elaheh Nozari, CNT, 17 Aug. 2017
  • There was talk of big dreams and big fears and all the things that make people fall in love.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Would there be less anger and more love and joy and sharing?
    — Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Dec. 2021
  • There are two kinds of love, that of family and that of friends.
    — Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The whole message of the album then is this love exists.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 June 2023
  • Thank you, thank you to all our friends who threw this shower of love.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 24 Dec. 2021
  • The post-grad years have focused more on finding love on the small screen.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 12 June 2020
  • Their friendship is built on love, trust and some fear.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 7 Oct. 2022
  • If this was this great love, and you guys so meshed, what happened?
    — CBS News, 12 Feb. 2022
  • Don’t wait around for the love story of your dreams—write it yourself!
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Or, love and dreamy moment aside, the one that happened in New York the last time around.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Like colour, the pigment of love can fade without enough light.
    — Dani McCarthy, refinery29.com, 17 Dec. 2021
  • There are good matches, and then there’s Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's kind of love.
    — Elizabeth Leonard, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Volar is just the latest company to leverage the new technology in the love space.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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love

2 of 2 verb
  • You have to love in order to be loved.
  • He swore that he loved her madly.
  • She said she could never marry a man she didn't love.
  • She obviously loves her family very much.
  • People go to the movies to see the movie stars and love that.
    — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
  • This is the place for folks who love their food smoked.
    — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Who doesn’t love a chance to do good while out on the town?
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2021
  • The kids love this time away, and my husband and I do, too.
    — Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 17 May 2023
  • For those of us who love dogs, this goes straight to our hearts.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Jan. 2021
  • We were loved by many, and shunned by a few that didn’t like us.
    — Colin Campbell, baltimoresun.com, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Dove *loves* to show out in all black or pink, and we *love* to see it.
    — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 22 Mar. 2023
  • For those who know and love these shows, that may sound like a stretch.
    — Frederick Hess, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Still, with a 40-hour burn time (maybe even longer), what’s not to love?
    — Kyle Beeche, SELF, 16 July 2021
  • The birds also love to move, which some call a kind of dance.
    — Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Some love it, while others, like me, thrive on the buzz.
    — Sara Lieberman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Pot sellers love to use code words that the fuzz isn’t hip to.
    — Sarah Hutto, The New Yorker, 17 May 2022
  • But then the people who would love it might not get to see it.
    — James Brown, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Your customer has to love it, want it and need it, too.
    — Maureen Ballatori, Forbes, 6 July 2022
  • The new occupants would have big and well-loved shoes to fill.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 5 Feb. 2020
  • Above all, Mom taught us how to love and keep faith in our hearts.
    — Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2020
  • People love a good thriller, and this is a tight piece of work.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2021
  • But the judges love her and give her a standing ovation.
    — Rodney Ho, ajc, 18 Apr. 2022
  • And when they’re put to death, those who love them suffer.
    — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Not to mention, his clients (aka his kids) seem to love it.
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 3 Aug. 2020
  • There's plenty to love about it beyond the price point.
    — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 6 Jan. 2023
  • But not too late to teach us all to love and cherish life.
    — CBS News, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Who doesn’t love a recipe card sheathed in easy-to-clean plastic?
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 10 July 2020
  • Kerr isn’t the only one who seems to love the cushiony mat.
    — Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 6 July 2022
  • Justin Bieber is all loved up with his wife Hailey Bieber.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Because the Capitol loves a celebrity — as evidenced by an abundance of young women in bright pink blazers milling the hallways hoping for a glimpse.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024

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