How to Use matchmaker in a Sentence

matchmaker

noun
Definition of matchmakernext
  • Peltz has a strong record as a matchmaker in the field.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Are we meant to be drawn in by the story of the show’s matchmaker, Sima Taparia?
    — Anmol Dutta, Quartz, 18 Sep. 2021
  • At the center of the show is elite matchmaker Sima Taparia.
    — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2020
  • The movie tells the story of Vivi, a woman who hires a matchmaker named Raina to find her the love of her life.
    — oregonlive, 24 June 2023
  • We got paired up by Lisa Kudrow, who is a good friend matchmaker.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Ramona meets with a matchmaker in the hopes of finding love again.
    — Washington Post, 2 July 2020
  • He’s become a matchmaker of minds and talent with a very deep Rolodex.
    — Shirley Halperin, Variety, 28 July 2022
  • Sam, who’s seen too many of these Christmas films, wants to be their matchmaker; the ghosts have other plans.
    — Mike Hughes, The Enquirer, 19 Nov. 2022
  • So, his brother kind of played matchmaker and had Chazz come in a couple times.
    — Sarah Cook McBride, al, 12 Feb. 2020
  • In this show, everyone gets the chance to play matchmaker.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The show premièred in July, on Netflix, but Taparia has been a matchmaker since 2005.
    — Sheila Marikar, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2020
  • The first two seasons of the Bridgerton-verse gave us Queen Charlotte the matchmaker, pulling the strings on the fake-dating-to-lovers and enemies-to-lovers romps.
    — Vulture, 23 Mar. 2023
  • But playing matchmaker might be way above their pay grade.
    — Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Their plan goes awry when his family steps in to play matchmaker.
    — Megan Stein, Country Living, 13 Dec. 2022
  • That’s in large part due to the casting of the matchmaker central to the show, Aleeza Ben Shalom, a dating coach who claims to have 200 weddings under her belt.
    — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2023
  • Then in 2016, mutual friend Chloë Grace Moretz played matchmaker and sparks flew between the pair.
    — Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2021
  • No need for dating apps in the LaCount family; the club has served as matchmaker.
    — Barbara Matson, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2022
  • Last year, the event served as a matchmaker of sorts for large corporations and entrepreneurs.
    — Dom Difurio, Dallas News, 24 July 2020
  • Stay tuned for more spoilers and updates here, and catch up with your fave matchmaker on Netflix now.
    — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 3 May 2023
  • In the case of sneakers, however, let SELF be your matchmaker.
    — Kristine Thomason, SELF, 23 Nov. 2023
  • In simple terms, an agent is a matchmaker between a buyer and a seller.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Here's a look at season 1's matchmakers, and six hopefuls.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The most surprising part of the matchmaker results is that Toppin has gotten by far the most matches.
    — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Facebook played matchmaker back in 2010, when Sarah posted about getting a new phone and asked her friends to send their numbers.
    — Jessica Benda, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Tinder says that profiles marked as nope by matchmakers won’t change.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2023
  • One of my weird hobbies is finding dogs for friends and being a canine matchmaker.
    — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Will their plan go awry when Peter's family steps in to play matchmaker?
    — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Their matchmakers were nearby, eager to see the two develop a bond.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Firestone, who will be acting as a mentor to the other women of sorts, seems to be playing matchmaker.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022
  • But there’s such a freshness to Autumn de Wilde’s approach to Jane Austen’s story of a matchmaker who can’t seem to see her own life quite so clearly.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2021

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