plural rom-coms
: romantic comedy
That's where the rom-com comes in, that wayward genre of sweet serendipity and forgivably thin plots set to rising music …—
Vogue
VogueOne of the film's pleasures is its movie within a movie, the rom-com "I Love You, I Love New York."—Tad Friend
—often used before another nounTad Frienda silly rom-com plot
Does anybody cry funnier than Segel does in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the wonderful rom-com farce he not only starred in but wrote?—Jim Windolf
Jim WindolfExamples of rom-com in a Sentence
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Now, Grant’s always had a hard edge, a degree of attitude behind his charmer roles even in rom-coms like Bridget Jones and Four Weddings and a Funeral.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2025
Netflix also shared that season 1 of the series was a streaming hit, as the rom-com climbed the charts to its Global English Top 10 TV List and spent 6 weeks there.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The Threesome, having its world premiere today at SXSW, is looking for distribution and should find it in a market that could use a few good rom-coms right about now.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
Whether a requiem is due for rom-coms or not, in the meantime there's at least a conveyor belt of cringe to feast upon.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2025
Netflix also shared that season 1 of the series was a streaming hit, as the rom-com climbed the charts to its Global English Top 10 TV List and spent 6 weeks there.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The Threesome, having its world premiere today at SXSW, is looking for distribution and should find it in a market that could use a few good rom-coms right about now.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
Whether a requiem is due for rom-coms or not, in the meantime there's at least a conveyor belt of cringe to feast upon.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rom-com
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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