How to Use meet-cute in a Sentence
meet-cute
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Fawcett and O’Neal had their own strange sort of meet-cute.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2023
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Movies ‘The Idea of You’s’ meet-cute is set at Coachella.
—Erin Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
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But first: Who is the third Bridgerton to get a meet-cute in this episode?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024
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In other words, this meet-cute was a true meeting of the minds.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2024
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Andy Murray and his wife Kim Sears didn't have a meet-cute.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 6 July 2024
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So that’s my meet-cute with the sweetest carry-on on Earth.
—Dan Bova, wsj.com, 5 Oct. 2023
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Mavis recalled their meet-cute to the L.A. Times in a 2014 interview.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
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Michael Keaton had a meet-cute with girlfriend Marni Turner that seems straight out of a movie.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
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Al Roker and Deborah Roberts had a meet-cute at the Met!
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 6 May 2025
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Could my late arrival be the catalyst for some kind of meet-cute?
—Audra Heinrichs, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2023
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Neither Yeon-doo nor Tae-kyung is in the best possible mood for a meet-cute.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
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Speaking of movies, last year, Lindz Tweeted about her meet-cute with Z.
—Francesca Street, CNN, 6 Mar. 2023
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In a joint interview with Yahoo in 2018, the couple opened up about their meet-cute.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
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Such a match demands not a meet-cute but a full-on comedy of errors.
—Mike McCahill, Variety, 5 May 2023
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Ally and Jay’s meet-cute happens by way of the same fussy coffee order.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
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In the movie, Sweeney and Powell star as Bea and Ben, who have a meet-cute moment quickly sour after one date.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
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As these things go, Maddie must keep the exchange with the parents a secret and stage a meet-cute with Percy.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2023
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Partners in life and art, Dayna and Brian, who have been married since 2017, have a meet-cute straight out of a rom-com.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Treasure Maddox and Kyle Hannah’s meet-cute was at a bar on Halloween in 2020.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 26 June 2023
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Obviously the meet-cute and the hijinks are so young romance.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
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And now, some 54 years later, her parents returned to the scene of their meet-cute to snap a similar photo.
—Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 17 Apr. 2023
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Their meet-cute evolves into a whirlwind romance, but both struggle to face their pasts.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 10 July 2025
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The happy couple met roughly six years ago and recounted their meet-cute to Vogue.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 July 2023
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Though the couple’s wedding was vintage-inspired, their 2021 meet-cute could not be more modern.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
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Noah and Joanne’s meet-cute over a bottle of wine that Noah embarrassingly cannot open is a delight.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
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Sydney Sweeney doesn’t quite have a meet-cute in the first promo for her Saturday Night Live hosting debut.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2024
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Though Coachella serves as the backdrop for the couple's meet-cute, Galitzine has never been to the music festival.
—Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
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Perhaps your own meet-cute moment is waiting to be had among these sprawling woodlands?
—Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2023
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Where the meet-cute is, like, at a composting facility.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
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After a meet-cute in Brazil, Shantal and Darien embark on a sweet, slow-burn romance that will have readers giggling and kicking their heels.
—Amy James, People.com, 28 June 2025
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