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for the love of

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  1. for the love ofpreposition

    Used to form interjections expressing exasperation.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of for the love of in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of for the love of in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of for the love of in a Sentence

  1. Dana Perino:

    She is a self-described introvert, her book talks about how hard it was for her to get over her shyness so that she could give these speeches, so what it took for her to give a speech like that, I think, was really driven by the love of her husband.

  2. Charles de Montesquieu:

    The love of democracy is that of equality.

  3. Woody Allen, Without Feathers:

    Is it better to be the lover or the loved one? Neither, if your cholesterol is over six hundred. By love, of course, I refer to romantic love -- the love between man and woman, rather than between mother and child, or a boy and his dog, or two headwaiters.

  4. Samuel Johnson:

    Patriotism having become one of our topicks, Johnson suddenly uttered, in a strong determined tone, an apophthegm, at which many will start Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. But let it be considered that he did not mean a real and generous love of our country, but that pretended patriotism which so many, in all ages and countries, have made a cloak of self- interest.

  5. Cathy Wells:

    My son died doing what he loved for the love of his country and his family.

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