How to Use romance in a Sentence

romance

1 of 2 noun
  • This is a testy day for romance.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
  • Have you guys changed your views on love and romance?
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Let’s talk about the show’s romances.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Haroian said the romance genre can get a bad rap.
    — Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
  • That doesn't mean romance isn’t at play this month.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • By then, her romance with Reynolds was over.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
  • The slow-burn romance hurts in the best way, and the twist knocked me out.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The two would go on to enjoy a brief romance.
    — Stephanie Kaloi, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • In some ways, this story is just a romance.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Much less focus on teen romance among the core group.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Much less focus on teen romance among the core group.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Will that age gap in their romance be addressed?
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The scammer is gone, and the romance is over.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Save the steamy romance for the silver screen.
    — Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2026
  • Show the world what real true romance is!
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • Still no horror, or romance, but a boy can dream.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The romance of the building sealed the deal.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Is there a shift from friendship to romance?
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The pair once again called off their romance two years later.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Romance, fun times with kids and sports will be great choices.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
  • Is this romance hitting the right notes?
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
  • If so, this romance will feel fated, as if it were meant to be.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
  • About the place where horror meets romance.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 May 2026
  • These two are boiling over with romance.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Now, there was no romance, so there wasn't anything to film there.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Few of the best movies of this past year feature much in the way of romance.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Runnin' the ball is like makin' romance.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The pressure came wrapped in romance.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Better that than a romance scam.
    — William Jones, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
  • But far too much time was spent on young teen romance and none of it improved the show.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

romance

2 of 2 verb
  • They were romancing about the past.
  • She was romanced by several wealthy young men.
  • The museum's director spends a lot of time romancing potential donors.
  • He was always romancing younger women.
  • Ahead, look at all the ladies Powell has romanced over the years.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Shiro is the less savory of the two, fond of romancing rich, bored women.
    — Alida Becker, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Murders ensue, romances blossom, and the body count gets higher as the night goes on.
    — Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
  • That's because no franchise had been more romanced by prospects with blazing speed than the Raiders.
    — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Hit the trails at a state park, romance your partner on a sunset ride, or challenge your skills on a running trail.
    — Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 20 Sep. 2025
  • And even though Corbett romances both stars’ on-screen alter-egos, Vardalos says there’s no tug of war.
    — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Now the star is back in a new role, but still romancing Ryan Guzman's Eddie.
    — Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 10 May 2024
  • And designers are often trying to romance us, and also talk to us in rational terms at the same breath.
    — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Those investors might need to be romanced into the idea of a fashion stock in the middle of an AI boom.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
  • One Japanese magician romanced an empty shirt that somehow wrapped her in its arms.
    — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 11 Apr. 2023
  • But in that stillness, Black and Brown people continued to romance a world beyond our reach.
    — Ron Stodghill, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
  • And Tapestry is careful when romancing fresh prospects.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Women who responded were romanced.
    — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • The downside to modern courtship is that people want to push the fast-forward button from lust to love without romancing each other along the way.
    — Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Finn romanced Ember — then disappeared.
    — Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • These edits frequently give creators a chance to romance their favorite characters, à la Wattpad fan fiction.
    — Lena Wilson, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2020
  • These days, Frankel is romancing investment banker Shane Campbell.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 June 2026
  • The real question everyone should be asking themselves is who will be the first to romance Mercer’s character?
    — Dana Reboe, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Determined to save his livelihood, the duo secretly plan a Christmas show — all the while, romances unfold between the two men and the sisters.
    — Erica Marrison, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Simone Ashley is taking a break from romancing Mister Bridgerton to try her hand at modern love.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • There is perhaps no better way to romance the most quotidian of self-care tasks—bathing—than by performing the daily ritual inside of a sculpture.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
  • As a result, Godzilla acts more like King Kong, climbing buildings and romancing human women.
    — Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Their union lasted just eight months, and Dodi soon returned to his playboy ways, romancing high-profile actresses, models and celebrities.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Fashion has a particular way of romancing the past—often with a three-decade rewind, mining the design codes that shaped an earlier generation.
    — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Stalin exiled Kapler to the Gulag for 10 years for having the audacity to romance his daughter.
    — Rosemary Sullivan, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Like many of Anderson’s protagonists, Gustave is a reprobate of the first order, romancing old ladies for their fortunes and such.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 June 2023

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