affections
Example Sentences
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The low-budget film stars Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette as a man who makes a sinister bargain to win the affections of the woman he admires -- and must bear the consequences.
From Barron's ● May 17, 2026
Soldiers fight, Chesterton says, because their cause is bound up with their affections for their family and fealty to their God.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Younger daughter Amaranta’s affections are shifting from her high school girlfriend to Renata, who works with Mal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025
Raymond’s drifting affections aren’t easy to grapple with, but the pain comes with life, and Cécile hasn’t lived enough of it to understand that.
From Salon ● May 2, 2025
His recollection of Harriet, and the words which clothed it, the “beautiful little friend,” suggested to her the idea of Harriet’s succeeding her in his affections.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
