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
Recent Examples on the Web
These days, Ernst Lubitsch's The Shop Around the Corner is mostly remembered as the inspiration for You've Got Mail, the maddening Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan rom-com that's become something of a Christmas classic in its own right.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
Bravo has recently starred in the George Clooney, Julia Roberts rom-com A Ticket to Paradise and next up will star in HBO Max series The Seduction, the prequel drama to Dangerous Liaisons.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen and Callum Turner get their rom-com on for new A24 film Eternity, which follows a woman who, in the afterlife, must choose to spend forever with her longtime husband or her first love, who died young and waited decades for her.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
The decor featured in director Nancy Meyers' classic movies (like What Women Want, Father of the Bride, The Parent Trap, and Something’s Gotta Give) is timeless, making this popular design aesthetic a cultural touchstone for multiple generations of rom-com fans.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rom-com
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
Bravo has recently starred in the George Clooney, Julia Roberts rom-com A Ticket to Paradise and next up will star in HBO Max series The Seduction, the prequel drama to Dangerous Liaisons.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen and Callum Turner get their rom-com on for new A24 film Eternity, which follows a woman who, in the afterlife, must choose to spend forever with her longtime husband or her first love, who died young and waited decades for her.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
The decor featured in director Nancy Meyers' classic movies (like What Women Want, Father of the Bride, The Parent Trap, and Something’s Gotta Give) is timeless, making this popular design aesthetic a cultural touchstone for multiple generations of rom-com fans.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rom-com
Cite this Entry
“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share