How to Use platonic love in a Sentence

platonic love

noun
  • Red panties are said to bring passion and love, while pink brings platonic love.
    — Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Red panties are said to bring passion and love, while pink panties are said to bring platonic love.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
  • But is that romantic or platonic love?
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Their voices shined and the weight of platonic love took the story and performance to new heights.
    — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
  • Her songs discuss not only romantic love, but self-love and platonic love as well.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Kaling and Novak have been vocal about their now-platonic love for each other.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2022
  • There have been some historic celebrity friendships that pass from mere pals to the pantheon of great platonic loves.
    — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, 22 Mar. 2017
  • Since the idea of a platonic love story comes from your own lives, do your characters resemble you?
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Schrager casts his relationship with Rubell as a sort of platonic love affair.
    — Julia Felsenthal, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2018
  • Summering is – among other things – a platonic love story between four friends.
    — Risa Sarachan, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Several episodes explore platonic love, and a few toe the line between friendship and romance.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2019
  • The bond that the men formed before filming is felt through watching the series, a rare portrayal of platonic love between men.
    — Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Katherine Heigl of rom-com royalty is back, only this new show is more about a platonic love story.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2020
  • One is that platonic love is somehow less important or meaningful than romantic love.
    — Catherine Pearson, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2022
  • While Black Doves centers around avenging the death of a romantic lover, there is platonic love at the center too.
    — Charley Ross, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The book is about police corruption, poverty, family, platonic love and the prison system.
    — Stephanie Merry, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Smith's comedy sheds a light on the complications of romance and platonic love, and how dangerous mixing the two can be.
    — Esquire Editors, Esquire, 8 Feb. 2017
  • So continues the women's platonic love story.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
  • So, leave your SOs at home and gather the gals and other platonic loves for an evening full of bubbly spritzes and heartfelt memories.
    — Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Sharing a similar sentiment, Stevens West hopes the film shows the true value of platonic love.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
  • For the holiday, the star and a group of friends got together in matching robes, boas and heart headbands to celebrate their friendships and platonic love.
    — Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 10 May 2023
  • This fun, sweet novel beautifully captures the power of romantic and platonic love alike.
    — Emily Ables, Seventeen, 28 Dec. 2016
  • To some, celebrating platonic love with pink and red paraphernalia and gatherings among friends might seem silly.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Love is in the air right now (whether that be romantic love, self-love, or platonic love with your besties) as Valentine's Day quickly approaches.
    — Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 26 Jan. 2024
  • While Dramione may live on in another universe, the endearing crushes and platonic love between the two is still magical.
    — Vulture, 1 Jan. 2022
  • The campaign celebrates love in its many forms from sisterly love, the love of a mother and child, platonic love, or romantically, everyone needs and desires to be loved.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The platonic love that develops between these two men does become critical later in the story, as their situation becomes more desperate.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2021
  • In the visuals for the single (written and directed by Alisa) the band opts to highlight the platonic love between the bandmates over the standard romance story.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 24 Mar. 2020
  • As for the platonic love between Faison and Braff, that began even before Scrubs debuted in 2001.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The other definition—pronounced rather differently—refers to God’s love, a love that is distinct from romantic love (eros) or platonic love (philia).
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 July 2022

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