lover

Example Sentences

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Joe Hart: I am not really a lover of dark horses.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

A British soldier who was killed in a training exercise in northern Iraq has been remembered as "a lover of the outdoors" and "a devoted family-man".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

David is an absolute lover of films; he’s a filmmaker himself.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Claw machine lover Neiki Lee carefully lowers the metal jaws of a crane with a joystick into a pool of prizes, only to have the small toy slip from its clutches again and again.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

His short stubby fingers were touching the instrument with what looked to Coram like the tenderness of a lover, as if he thought it was alive.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman