So the would-be lovers just keep trying, like in all those movies.

She turned to take one last look at the place where her would-be lover had broken apart.

Then there is a pair of would-be young lovers, both ghosts.

Anna wanted to smile as she regarded the two would-be lovers at the foot of the table.

These things were never to be believed if a would-be lover whispered them before the bedding - but after?

"He, I take it, is the would-be lover you were telling me about?"

It talks about brushing away a would-be lover like dirt off one's shoulder.

Although the would-be lovers often spat and eventually break up, they can never be entirely free of each other.

Then I tried the other side, as an exotic and beautiful dancer who had to beat off would-be lovers with a stick.

Julian's feelings for Light were not those of a would-be lover.