matchmaker

Example Sentences

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Aisha adjusted her beige veil over her circular-shaped headgear as a matchmaker scrolled through rows of dozens of pictures on a computer to find a man she could be interested in as a potential match.

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

The humor of “Fiddler” was well accounted for in Lisa Fishman’s Yente, the matchmaker involved in everybody’s business.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

As Lucy, a New York matchmaker, Johnson’s character has turned the intangibles into her trade.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2025

“Let’s not carry the analogy too far. I’ll be your matchmaker instead. I’H help you toward a proper patron. I know everyone with blood or money for fifty miles, so it shouldn’t be that hard.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss