How to Use romantic comedy in a Sentence

romantic comedy

noun
  • The battle of the Kiki vs. the Bouba has long been a trope in romantic comedies, both on the small and silver screen.
    Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 24 June 2023
  • If romantic comedies are dead, Netflix has yet to get the memo.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
  • This scenario seems to be the plotline in many romantic comedies, but no one wants to live the real-life version.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The musical is based on the 1990 hit movie, a romantic comedy that starred Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 11 Mar. 2023
  • The new trailer for the romantic comedy Love Again features the real-life couple making out in the back of a taxi.
    Vulture, 14 Feb. 2023
  • There are so many romantic comedy scripts that are getting sent to me now!
    Daniel D'addario, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024
  • As in all romantic comedies, the film lives or dies by how much the audience is invested in the couple at the center.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The duo’s work on the past romantic comedy just brought in a record-breaking $200 million worldwide.
    Meredith Woerner, Variety, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Kate Hudson stopped by The View for Thursday’s episode to share her take on the genre and covered her keys to a classic romantic comedy.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
  • In this British romantic comedy, Piper Perabo plays a woman who is about to get married to a man she's been with for years.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 9 May 2023
  • The film holds the crown as the highest-grossing romantic comedy ever made.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The Idea of You, a new romantic comedy starring Anne Hathaway, is the latest entrant in this genre.
    Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Meg Ryan is reclaiming her place as queen of the romantic comedy.
    Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Meg Ryan is back with her first romantic comedy in nearly 15 years.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Where romantic comedies have failed since is often in their restraint.
    Time, 11 July 2023
  • See our list of romantic comedies that probably never should have been made.
    Keertana Sastry, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Rodriguez's first film role was in the 1999 romantic comedy Coming Soon.
    Danny Horn, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2024
  • In the romantic comedy, the pair travels to America from Ireland, hoping to make their way to Oklahoma to claim free land.
    Brittany Natale, ELLE, 29 June 2023
  • Project details are being kept under wraps but it’s been described as a romantic comedy set in New York.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
  • And then the other was a romantic comedy with an element of fantasy in it.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
  • My love life was like a romantic comedy minus the happy ending.
    Plum Sykes, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The third entry in the romantic comedy series sees the Portokalos family reunite for a trip to Greece.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 22 Aug. 2023
  • From romantic comedies to real tear-jerkers, Netflix has an abundance of movies in the romance category that are worth the watch.
    Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 24 June 2023
  • The streamer greenlit the film at a budget of around $130 million, Puck reported, which was already rather high for a romantic comedy.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Reese Witherspoon wants to set the record straight on her leading man in 2002's romantic comedy Sweet Home Alabama.
    Mia McNiece, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
  • This romantic comedy is for hockey romance fans who aren’t looking for heavy spice.
    WIRED, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The beloved romantic comedy is being developed as a Broadway musical by director Jon M. Chu, who helmed the 2018 film of the same name.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
  • TikTok may have just saved romantic comedies from being banished forever from the big screen to the hinterlands of streaming.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
  • In the 2005 romantic comedy, Fonda plays Viola, the reluctant soon-to-be mother-in-law of Charlie (Lopez).
    Brie Stimson, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Based on McQuiston's novel of the same name, the romantic comedy debuted last summer on Prime Video to much acclaim.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 May 2024

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