How to Use rom-com in a Sentence
rom-com
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This show upends what audiences can expect from modern rom-coms and what anyone can expect from modern relationships.
— Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024 -
In an interview just before the series premiered, Foster told me that falling in love with her husband inspired her to write the Jewish rom-com.
— Dana Feldman, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 -
Netflix has renewed its rom-com series Nobody Wants This for a second season, after the streamer’s viewers put the lie to the show’s title.
— Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024 -
The first film in the rom-com franchise was released in 2018.
— Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2023 -
The strangers leap to lovers in the film, but not the typical rom-com kind of lovers.
— Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024 -
But rom-coms have also looked the same for a long time.
— Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 9 May 2023 -
If not, now is the best time to rewatch the 2006 classic rom-com.
— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023 -
The reel in question was shown before the premiere of the new rom-com The Fall Guy.
— Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024 -
Music soars in so-so rom-com about how a heart will go on.
— Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 13 May 2023 -
In true rom-com fashion, the two bicker but fall in love.
— Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2024 -
Ryan never thought she’d be best known for her rom-coms.
— Emily Longeretta, Variety, 28 Oct. 2023 -
That’s not to say that the rom-coms of our youths aren’t unforgettable.
— Sarah Bregel, Parents, 27 June 2024 -
The two don’t get along at all — and so begins the series’ rom-com subplot.
— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023 -
Then there's her new Netflix rom-com, Your Place or Mine.
— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2024 -
The actor got his start with a small role in the Josh Hartnett-starring rom-com 40 Days and 40 Nights.
— Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024 -
The duo first bonded while filming their 1995 rom-com, Two Much.
— Ilana Frost, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023 -
This rom-com was shot in North Bay, Ontario, and in the spring, so lots of fake snow found its way onto the film set.
— Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Dec. 2023 -
From the producers of the To All the Boys franchise, a new rom-com is coming to Netflix this month!
— Maggie Horton, Country Living, 8 Sep. 2023 -
Making a rom-com that cuts through the clutter these days can be a tall order.
— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 31 Mar. 2023 -
The bad boy versus nice guy trope is a staple of mainstream ‘90s rom-coms.
— Lorena O’Neil, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024 -
Grant’s tweet went viral and a day later, Swift responded for all of the ’90s rom-com fans of the world.
— Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 June 2024 -
Maybe his daughters can convince him to take some more rom-coms too?
— Sam Reed, Glamour, 3 May 2024 -
The lives of her friends aren't any more free from rom-com complications.
— Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 30 Aug. 2023 -
Julia Roberts has a 90s rom-com on-screen reunion in mind for one of her classics.
— Vulture, 9 Dec. 2023 -
The goal was very much to make something that would appeal to everybody, to rom-com fans.
— Kturnqui, oregonlive, 2 June 2023 -
Grab that pint of vegan ice cream, watch your favorite rom-com, and move on.
— Alexis Jones, Women's Health, 4 Apr. 2023 -
And the quick, witty exchanges feel straight off the theater stage and borrow from the dialogue-heavy rom-coms of the past.
— Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023 -
Below are a few of our favorite recipes inspired by rom-com meals.
— Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024 -
The rom-com set in the heart of Johannesburg’s famous township, will launch in the first quarter of 2024.
— Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2023 -
Ryan's thoughts turn to the late Nora Ephron, who wrote and directed many of her classic rom-coms.
— Julie Jordan, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
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