lover

Example Sentences

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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

One day you’re a gentle lover in “Brokeback Mountain,” the next you’re a genius psychotic in “The Dark Knight.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

That robustness was his way with Leonard Cohen’s “Mother Mother,” and of “Father Death’s Blues,” in which Ginsberg extols death as the world’s greatest lover.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

“Be good to the children on this trip, Bull. You hear me. They’ve been looking to your coming home. Don’t spoil it. I mean it too. This is your lover girl speaking.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy