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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The Kristen Bell-Adam Brody rom-com series Nobody Wants This was up for five awards, but home took no statues, while the shows All Her Fault, Death by Lightning, Ghosts, Hacks, Severance, The Diplomat, and The Pitt snagged four nominations apiece.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Jan. 2026
Vino is now part of pop culture and the sports world (check out Kendall-Jackson’s new NBA-label wines), as well as a main character in films such as the Netflix rom-com Champagne Problems.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Luckily, our list includes all of the above, from rom-coms like Garry Marshall’s New Year’s Eve to ‘80s slashers like New Year’s Evil to classics like Casablanca with historical ties to the holiday.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Ares, while Alexander Skarsgård promoted his BDSM rom-com Pillion by going full leather daddy—including a pair of thigh-high leather Saint Laurent boots.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2025
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Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Jan. 2026
Vino is now part of pop culture and the sports world (check out Kendall-Jackson’s new NBA-label wines), as well as a main character in films such as the Netflix rom-com Champagne Problems.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Luckily, our list includes all of the above, from rom-coms like Garry Marshall’s New Year’s Eve to ‘80s slashers like New Year’s Evil to classics like Casablanca with historical ties to the holiday.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Ares, while Alexander Skarsgård promoted his BDSM rom-com Pillion by going full leather daddy—including a pair of thigh-high leather Saint Laurent boots.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Dec. 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 Jan. 2026.
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