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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Also seen in Prime Video’s rom-com Upgraded, as well as series like Siren and Black Mirror, she is repped by Hamilton Hodell and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
During a chat with Will Ferrell on The Late Show on Jan. 29, host Stephen Colbert brought up some memories of the trio's time working together on the 2005 rom-com, directed by Nora Ephron.
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
As rom-coms have a resurgence in Hollywood, the anti-rom-com is on its way.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
The rom-com is set to premiere on the network on Saturday, February 15, at 8/7c.
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Rachael Leigh Cook, from She's All That, plays a corporate executive who is determined to improve her younger sister Izzy's, played by Daniella Monet from Nickelodeon's Victorious, dating life.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
During a chat with Will Ferrell on The Late Show on Jan. 29, host Stephen Colbert brought up some memories of the trio's time working together on the 2005 rom-com, directed by Nora Ephron.
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
As rom-coms have a resurgence in Hollywood, the anti-rom-com is on its way.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
The rom-com is set to premiere on the network on Saturday, February 15, at 8/7c.
Sisterhood Inc.
Rachael Leigh Cook, from She's All That, plays a corporate executive who is determined to improve her younger sister Izzy's, played by Daniella Monet from Nickelodeon's Victorious, dating life.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 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 7 Feb. 2025.
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