at love

phrase

: holding one's opponent scoreless in tennis

Examples of at love in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Zverev won the tiebreaker at love and then won 10 consecutive points in the second set en route to a 3-1 lead. — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

At 4-5, Jović won four straight points to break Pegula at love for the second time in a row and claim the first set. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Dodi’s father personally invited Diana to vacation with the family aboard their yacht in the Mediterranean, per People, turning her single summer into another chance at love. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 1 July 2026

However, her time alone might not last long because, at the very end of the June 28 episode, it was revealed that Carl was officially returning to the villa for a second chance at love. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for at love

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• of
• shove
• hereinabove