affair
Example Sentences
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The players traded frames before Allen constructed his third century of a high-quality affair to move 12-11 ahead.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
A text message told attendees to expect a more subdued affair described as “a gathering for people who wanted to convene, eat and drink and be with community.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
The White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner has become a buzzy affair on the Washington, D.C., calendar because of all the prominent journalists, politicians and celebrities on hand.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
Americans, by all appearances, have had a 250-year love affair with technology and its benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
It is, I suppose, the reaction from the haunting fear which I have had: that this terrible affair and the reopening of his old wound might act detrimentally on Jonathan.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Vocabulary lists containing affair
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