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How to use valentine in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun

Valentine means an expression of affection, especially romantic affection, usually in the form of greeting card, gift, or message given the object of one's affection, especially on February 14th. Example: “Such an extravagant valentine was unexpected.”

Examples of valentine by meaning

nounAn expression of affection, especially romantic affection, usually in the form of greeting card, gift, or message given...

  • Such an extravagant valentine was unexpected.

nounA person to whom a valentine is given or from whom it is received, especially on February 14th.

  • Won't you be my valentine?

More sentences with valentine

  • Brooklyn first graders write and read their valentines and describe the meaning of Valentines Day.2010 Feb. 12, "First Graders' Valentines" (news video), Time (retrieved 8 Sept 2013). From the entry out of the mouths of babes
  • Valentine moved like a fish through water, accomplishedly, barely stirring the silence.1982, Alice Thomas Ellis, chapter 2, in The 27th Kingdom, London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., →ISBN, page 26. From the entry accomplishedly
  • How did I tell Will that I hated Valentine's Day because nobody had ever wanted me to be his valentine?2011, Michelle Dalton, Sixteenth Summer. From the entry stammery
  • Valentine wants that youse keep that as his gift, and would very much like the pleasure of youse's company—no strings."2004, Stephen J. Cannell, Hollywood Tough, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 152. From the entry youse's
  • So here's a valentine for you, you insensitive clod!!1986 February 14, Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes. From the entry clod
  • The book, which was published as a special insert in the Trib, was both a history of the newspaper and Jeans's valentine to himself.2019, Willie Drye, Storm of the Century: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, page 244. From the entry trib
  • Valentines Day has come and gone.1974 February 16, A. Nolder Gay, “Beauty and the Beast”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 34, page 3. From the entry pack away
  • Valentine watches the bunch of amusers close around the politician, the leader already dipping into his pocket for the snuff to fling into the eyes of their victim.2013, Michelle Lovric, The Remedy, Bloomsbury, page 59. From the entry amuser

Meaning of valentine

  1. noun An expression of affection, especially romantic affection, usually in the form of greeting card, gift, or message given the object of one's affection, especially on February 14th.
  2. noun A person to whom a valentine is given or from whom it is received, especially on February 14th.

Full definition of valentine

Questions about valentine in a sentence

How do you use valentine in a sentence?
Valentine is used as a noun. For example: “Such an extravagant valentine was unexpected.”
What is a short sentence with valentine?
“Won't you be my valentine?”
What does valentine mean?
Valentine means an expression of affection, especially romantic affection, usually in the form of greeting card, gift, or message given the object of one's affection, especially on February 14th.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: valentine (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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