How to Use romantic in a Sentence

romantic

1 of 2 adjective
  • She won't discuss her romantic life with the press.
  • He has some romantic notions about life on a farm.
  • Why can't you be more romantic?
  • She had a lot of big romantic dreams of becoming an actress.
  • His brother was having romantic troubles at the time.
  • She had romantic feelings for him.
  • Beethoven was the first great Romantic composer.
  • He had a romantic relationship with a coworker.
  • What books keep you in a romantic mood?
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
  • That did not feel romantic at all.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Loose lengths frame the face and add a soft, romantic touch.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
  • Things weren't romantic right away for the costars.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • The truth is far less romantic.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
  • That’s romantic in its own way.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Make your pixie more romantic with a crown of curls.
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 27 May 2026
  • A lot of our songs are romantic — a dark romance.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The bed is huge, with romantic netting draped by its sides.
    — Ann Lee, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The result feels like a clash of wild and romantic.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 June 2026
  • Nothing strikes a romantic note like a breezy side braid.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
  • Why do these breakups stay with us, sometimes for much longer than romantic ones?
    — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
  • This keeps the texture soft and romantic, rather than blunt.
    — Nicole Catanese, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
  • There's something so romantic about that to me.
    — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • This is also a very romantic day!
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Of course, romantic fragrances aren’t one-size-fits-all.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Looking to take a romantic getaway with the love of your life?
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
  • Mags is a romantic at heart and admits to wearing her heart on her sleeve.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
  • There are a lot of romantic stories set there, and so people will walk there.
    — Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The moon’s clash with Venus stirs up drama in your romantic life.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
  • There are romantic hopefuls still out there.
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • But judging from this amuse-bouche, jury is still out on the romantic leads.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

romantic

2 of 2 noun
  • Law school is no place for idealists and romantics.
  • Beethoven was the first great Romantic among composers.
  • She married a real romantic who brings her roses every day.
  • But the old romantic in us still tries.
    — Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Romantics might call this fast fall love.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • But for all the gloom rising from these pages, there is more than a whiff of the romantic as well.
    — Sigrid Nunez, The New York Review of Books, 11 May 2021
  • The romantics were in a transparent pod in full view of those on the ground below.
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • Pamela is a hopeless romantic who truly adores being in love.
    — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The role demands range beyond the romantic.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The classic, romantic tragedy is a must-see for romantics.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2026
  • This is a space for artists, dreamers, romantics, and those looking to step into a slice of old-world Paris.
    — Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2026
  • This is a space for artists, dreamers, romantics, and those looking to step into a slice of old-world Paris.
    — Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
  • Leaves mixed into the greenery give this romantic-looking bunch a more authentic feel.
    — Ana Connery, CNN Underscored, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Cowboys fans and hopeless romantics alike have the Cavinder Twins to thank for that.
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • There has never been a better week to be a hopeless romantic with a Netflix account.
    — Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 13 Feb. 2021
  • Here’s a short, and admittedly arbitrary, price guide for romantics for whom costs are of no concern.
    — David Crook and, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2017
  • The show follows two hopeless romantics named Riley and Kyle.
    — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 22 Feb. 2018
  • The Muppets are romantics, after all.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Not that his defense appears to hold much water, discussing his rough childhood and just being a wide-eyed romantic and fool for love.
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 28 Aug. 2020
  • They’re finished with single-stem gold rose decals, perfect for classic romantics.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Condor's sweet melodies paired with heartwarmingly earnest lyrics about the virtues of true love will inspire hope in even the most hopeless romantic.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 28 Aug. 2020
  • As a creep, a romantic, or an action star, the actor always brings intensity and passion to his best projects.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2023
  • This book is the perfect read for hopeless romantics and for those who believe that love and healing have the power to transcend lifetimes.
    — Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
  • After all, in each of us lies a romantic, a minimalist, a bohemian, a glamour girl, an edgy soul, and more.
    — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Nov. 2021
  • And for the hopeless romantics among us, there’s confessions of love, yearning, and unlikely lovers.
    — De Elizabeth, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Sparkling wine will be called on to make many a Valentine’s Day dinner romantic, but the bubbles needn’t burst the budget.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023
  • This ancient practice has been a source of guidance and meaning for people from all walks of life, not just mystics and starry-eyed romantics.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For the romantics who fall fast and get attached quickly, the early stages of dating are rarely casual—and can feel as if they’re designed to hurt.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Sooner or later, though, every romantic on the path realizes that the journey along the way is the real treasure.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 23 July 2022
  • To use a phrase of Burton Rascoe’s — his hurt romantics are still seeking that other side of paradise.
    — New York Times, 20 Apr. 2018

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