How to Use love language in a Sentence

love language

noun
  • The stream of stuff mailed our way was her love language.
    Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
  • But for some of us, this sort of thing is our love language.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024
  • And one of our love languages is making fun of each other.
    Jason Parham, WIRED, 26 July 2024
  • So, grand gestures are a part of the love language of my family.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Dec. 2023
  • If sheet pan dinners are your love language, check out the (stovetop and oven-safe) Oven Pan.
    Emily Johnson, Bon Appétit, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Learning your partner’s love language is the best way to discover how to keep the spark alive.
    Essence, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Stephen Colbert and his wife Evie's love language with their three adult kids is sharing recipes back and forth.
    Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Both my parents cooked, but for my dad, cooking was his love language.
    Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
  • Acts of service could also become a part of your love language.
    Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
  • Even if your love language is gift-giving, watch your spending.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Next, share your love languages with your partner to compare and contrast.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
  • What are your love languages? Gifts, acts of service, and quality time.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2024
  • In 2012, Liam joked to Conan O’Brien that punching was the brothers’ love language growing up.
    Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Acts of service is her love language, and she’s even written poems for her exes; so, Joey, get ready to be spoiled by Kyra’s love!
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Here are some ways to understand your child’s love language and also to deliver that love.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 30 Sep. 2023
  • How to do this: Do something meaningful to or for them; every person has their own love language.
    Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2023
  • Delicious, but also food is my love language and someone cooking for me just fills my heart!
    Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 15 June 2023
  • For those privileged enough to indulge, buying things became a love language of sorts.
    Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
  • If straightforward, easy cooking is your culinary love language, then a slow cooker is the best gadget for you.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Riffing on their observations and stray thoughts is their love language.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
  • This is followed by a sweet Venus-Jupiter trine on Sept. 15, highlighting everything from your core values and sense of self-worth to your love language and acts of service.
    Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Again, food is my love language and I’m not used to someone else cooking and providing food for me, so this is overwhelmingly sweet.
    Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 15 June 2023
  • Gifts Kids who get excited about receiving gifts and often request them may have this as a love language.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The couple concluded their Q&A by sharing their love languages.
    Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Her love language is quality time with that tight inner circle.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Painting has almost become one of our love languages: part quality time, part acts of service.
    Liz Raiss, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
  • If cooking is your love language, there is no greater declaration of love than making risotto.
    Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 28 Nov. 2023
  • One of my love languages, or manifestations of my love languages, is sharing food.
    Isabella Cueto, STAT, 18 Aug. 2023
  • If your significant other’s love language is words of affirmation, this fill-in-the-blanks book is the most memorable gift.
    L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Here's my real-life example of how love languages can affect parenting.
    Gail Cornwall, Parents, 16 Oct. 2024

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