matchmaker
Example Sentences
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After waiting for years for a suitor, Aisha is frustrated and has turned now to enlist the services of an online matchmaker site to find a husband of her dreams: rich and educated.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
One volunteer matchmaker, an older woman known as Sister Gao, comes each week with dozens of profiles for attendees to browse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
As Lucy, a New York matchmaker, Johnson’s character has turned the intangibles into her trade.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2025
When her Lucy gets checked out on the street, she hands the guy a card introducing herself as a professional Manhattan matchmaker.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025
I could tell Anna was playing matchmaker again, but I didn’t say anything about that, either.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
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