How to Use valentine in a Sentence

valentine

noun
  • Won't you be my valentine?
  • Grey knows this, of course, and teased that one of my valentines gifts was friends themed.
    — Jenny Hollander, Marie Claire, 26 Feb. 2019
  • In an age of email, texts, and tweets, a snail mail valentine can be quite a treat.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Feb. 2022
  • In the far corner of the room, arts and crafts to make valentines were laid out.
    — Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Children can create a heart craft to share with their own valentine.
    — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 4 Feb. 2022
  • And of course, there's one that's all about romance that's perfect for your valentine.
    — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Skeptics will see it as a valentine to hypocrisy at its most cynical.
    — Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Can’t wait for everyone to see it next year on valentines weekend!
    — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 19 July 2018
  • Sight puns are the name of the game with these fun DIY valentine cards.
    — Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 10 Jan. 2023
  • And the effects of vinegar valentines can still be seen, and felt, today.
    — Melissa Chan, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Wash it all down with a soda, and don’t forget the second straw for your valentine to share.
    — Clare Miers, star-telegram, 7 Feb. 2018
  • What parent wouldn’t save a handmade valentine from a now 40-year-old son?
    — Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The perfect date for you and your valentine, or for a girls' day outing for you and your galentine.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 10 Feb. 2020
  • Maybe voters didn’t cotton to her valentine to the ’80s, which is a shame.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Why, the very daughter who had been accused of sending her the comic valentine.
    — Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2021
  • And finally, there are many local stores to buy your valentine that perfect gift.
    — Anna Webb, Idaho Statesman, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Kids will participate in valentines arts and crafts, nature games and a meal.
    — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 Feb. 2018
  • As the bar says goodbye to its patrons, read Hartlaub’s valentine of thanks.
    — Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 1 Jan. 2021
  • View this post on Instagram So lucky to call these three my valentines for all these years.
    — Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 30 July 2019
  • Kevin the plush bear is an in-demand valentine at Goats of Anarchy.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Just a month prior, Lucas had asked Ivanita to be his valentine.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Longtime member Charlie Wendt is known for his joke about why to send a singing valentine.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The scene where Bella buys a book about Quileute legends is a valentine for bookstore nerds.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Regardless of which picks steal your heart, be sure to snag them for yourself or your valentine ahead of the holiday.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Howland didn’t invent valentines or bring them to the United States.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
  • As a solution, Howland’s valentines had a verse on the inside.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 14 Feb. 2017
  • This personalized leather key holder is the perfect gift for the valentine who already seems to have it all.
    — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The movie is at once a family drama, a coming-of-age romance and, not least, a valentine to theater kids.
    — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2023
  • With Valentine’s Day comes the school parties and children’s valentines.
    — Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Sending such a valentine was a way for ordinary people to enforce social norms disguised as a joke.
    — Melissa Chan, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026

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