How to Use love-hate in a Sentence

love-hate

adjective
  • It's become a love-hate thing with Halo fans.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In a love-hate relationship with your wardrobe this time of year?
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2025
  • This is home,’ and had a love-hate relationship with it.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Medicine may have changed, but the bromances, romances, and love-hate-mances have stayed the same.
    — Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Colby's had his own life, his own highs and lows and ups and downs and love-hate with Survivor.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Aisha, who grew up poor, has a love-hate relationship with her hometown.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
  • And in just a little while, fans would return to their love-hate relationship with him.
    — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 July 2024
  • Meanwhile, Daisy is in a love-hate triangle of her own making.
    — Emma Soren, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Spanish moss and crape myrtles seem to have a love-hate relationship.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
  • At 13 months apart, the two siblings have a love-hate relationship.
    — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Even the most level-headed among them can have a love-hate relationship with the tech giant.
    — Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Riley Keough has a love-hate relationship with some of her tattoos.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Still, people have a love-hate relationship with robots.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
  • Kim plays Min-hui, who has held a love-hate relationship with Min-ja since childhood.
    — Sara Merican, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The pair’s love-hate working relationship kicked off quickly.
    — Shima Oliaee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That is the love-hate relationship between the Mexican fans and their team.
    — Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas News, 11 July 2023
  • Paige Spiranac has long been in a love-hate relationship with social media.
    — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Los Angeles has a love-hate relationship with rain.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Here are two possible reasons why love-hate relationships form, according to the study.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
  • But before her getaway can start, her car breaks down, leading to a love-hate relationship with a local business owner.
    — Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Growing up, Chris Goode had a love-hate relationship with the Paseo Stairs.
    — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2024
  • Teammates loved talking about their love-hate relationship with Edelman.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
  • Living beside the Fox River can be a love-hate relationship.
    — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Calt had a love-hate relationship with decrepit blues genius Skip James and most likely himself.
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 4 May 2026
  • Chrissy Teigen is opening up about her love-hate relationship with Dancing with the Stars.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Today marks a new and an international chapter in the love-hate relationship.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • The actor had a love-hate relationship with the character of Luke throughout his tenure on the award-winning soap opera.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
  • That love-hate relationship with social media extends to purchases, too.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
  • Kelsey Grammer opened up about his love-hate relationship with Los Angeles.
    — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
  • In the context of sports, a love-hate relationship often veers closer to love than hate as one reflects on the greatness of an individual.
    — oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2023

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