affair
Example Sentences
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Expenses have long been a sensitive affair for client-facing Wall Street firms.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Adam did his best to make it right, but Brian has been his own worst enemy during this entire affair.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
If you’re just visiting the area, successfully seeing a capybara on the river is a low-odds affair.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
"At the beginning, people believed it was a coffin affair," said Jonathan Imbalapay, a civil society leader in Mongbwalu.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
Overall, it was a dignified, friendly affair and a reminder that even heads of state are capable of talking about their children and joking about the British weather.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Vocabulary lists containing affair
The Poet X
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Because of Winn-Dixie
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