How to Use love-hate in a Sentence
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It's become a love-hate thing with Halo fans.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
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In a love-hate relationship with your wardrobe this time of year?
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2025
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This is home,’ and had a love-hate relationship with it.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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Medicine may have changed, but the bromances, romances, and love-hate-mances have stayed the same.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
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Colby's had his own life, his own highs and lows and ups and downs and love-hate with Survivor.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
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Aisha, who grew up poor, has a love-hate relationship with her hometown.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
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And in just a little while, fans would return to their love-hate relationship with him.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 July 2024
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Meanwhile, Daisy is in a love-hate triangle of her own making.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
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Spanish moss and crape myrtles seem to have a love-hate relationship.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
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At 13 months apart, the two siblings have a love-hate relationship.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
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Even the most level-headed among them can have a love-hate relationship with the tech giant.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
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Riley Keough has a love-hate relationship with some of her tattoos.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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Still, people have a love-hate relationship with robots.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
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Kim plays Min-hui, who has held a love-hate relationship with Min-ja since childhood.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
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That is the love-hate relationship between the Mexican fans and their team.
—Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas News, 11 July 2023
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Paige Spiranac has long been in a love-hate relationship with social media.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Los Angeles has a love-hate relationship with rain.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
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Here are two possible reasons why love-hate relationships form, according to the study.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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But before her getaway can start, her car breaks down, leading to a love-hate relationship with a local business owner.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
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Growing up, Chris Goode had a love-hate relationship with the Paseo Stairs.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2024
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Teammates loved talking about their love-hate relationship with Edelman.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
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Living beside the Fox River can be a love-hate relationship.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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Calt had a love-hate relationship with decrepit blues genius Skip James and most likely himself.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 4 May 2026
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Chrissy Teigen is opening up about her love-hate relationship with Dancing with the Stars.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
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Today marks a new and an international chapter in the love-hate relationship.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
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The actor had a love-hate relationship with the character of Luke throughout his tenure on the award-winning soap opera.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
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That love-hate relationship with social media extends to purchases, too.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
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Kelsey Grammer opened up about his love-hate relationship with Los Angeles.
—Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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In the context of sports, a love-hate relationship often veers closer to love than hate as one reflects on the greatness of an individual.
—oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2023
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Americans have always had a love-hate relationship with car companies–and that sentiment has not improved.
—Adam Hanft, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
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