How to Use meet-cute in a Sentence
meet-cute
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Fawcett and O’Neal had their own strange sort of meet-cute.
— Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2023 -
Movies ‘The Idea of You’s’ meet-cute is set at Coachella.
— Erin Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024 -
But first: Who is the third Bridgerton to get a meet-cute in this episode?
— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024 -
In other words, this meet-cute was a true meeting of the minds.
— Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2024 -
Andy Murray and his wife Kim Sears didn't have a meet-cute.
— Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 6 July 2024 -
So that’s my meet-cute with the sweetest carry-on on Earth.
— Dan Bova, wsj.com, 5 Oct. 2023 -
Mavis recalled their meet-cute to the L.A. Times in a 2014 interview.
— Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024 -
Michael Keaton had a meet-cute with girlfriend Marni Turner that seems straight out of a movie.
— Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024 -
Could my late arrival be the catalyst for some kind of meet-cute?
— Audra Heinrichs, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2023 -
Neither Yeon-doo nor Tae-kyung is in the best possible mood for a meet-cute.
— Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023 -
Speaking of movies, last year, Lindz Tweeted about her meet-cute with Z.
— Francesca Street, CNN, 6 Mar. 2023 -
In a joint interview with Yahoo in 2018, the couple opened up about their meet-cute.
— Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023 -
Such a match demands not a meet-cute but a full-on comedy of errors.
— Mike McCahill, Variety, 5 May 2023 -
In the movie, Sweeney and Powell star as Bea and Ben, who have a meet-cute moment quickly sour after one date.
— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024 -
As these things go, Maddie must keep the exchange with the parents a secret and stage a meet-cute with Percy.
— Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2023 -
Treasure Maddox and Kyle Hannah’s meet-cute was at a bar on Halloween in 2020.
— Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 26 June 2023 -
And now, some 54 years later, her parents returned to the scene of their meet-cute to snap a similar photo.
— Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 17 Apr. 2023 -
The happy couple met roughly six years ago and recounted their meet-cute to Vogue.
— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 July 2023 -
Though the couple’s wedding was vintage-inspired, their 2021 meet-cute could not be more modern.
— Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023 -
Sydney Sweeney doesn’t quite have a meet-cute in the first promo for her Saturday Night Live hosting debut.
— Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2024 -
Though Coachella serves as the backdrop for the couple's meet-cute, Galitzine has never been to the music festival.
— Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024 -
Perhaps your own meet-cute moment is waiting to be had among these sprawling woodlands?
— Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2023 -
The ex-lovers engage in an awkward meet-cute (for a second time in their lives) before discovering that their two flights have been moved due to a snow storm.
— Sophia Scorziello, Variety, 30 Aug. 2023 -
In the spirit of true romanticism, there may even be time for a little meet-cute with one of my fellow travelers.
— Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2024 -
Michelle and Augustin’s wedding also celebrated their Bolivian meet-cute, and the twists and turns that led them to put down roots in New York.
— Francesca Street, CNN, 16 Mar. 2023 -
Instead, their meet-cute in 2015 happened the old-fashioned way: at a Halloween party in Los Angeles.
— Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2023 -
Their meet-cute turns into a flirtation always at the edge of danger or exposure.
— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 July 2024 -
Photographers caught the actors filming a scene on March 17 that appeared to be a potential meet-cute.
— William Earl, Variety, 27 Apr. 2023 -
Jane’s meet-cute with her husband is a particular standout.
— Carole V. Bell, NPR, 9 Sep. 2024 -
In the film, Garfield’s and Pugh’s characters fall in love after an unlikely meet-cute involving a car accident.
— Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2024
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