affair
Example Sentences
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Despite the support of sympathetic ambassadors, the U.S. government apparently wouldn’t intervene directly in Guatemala’s affairs.
From Los Angeles Times
He had found out she was having an affair with a work colleague, the court was told.
From BBC
The current government will continue to manage affairs, excluding appointments and dismissals, until the new government is formed, the presidential council added.
From Barron's
Starting out as documentarians, the Dardenne brothers have long fashioned their social-realist narratives as stripped-down affairs, eschewing music scores and shooting the scenes in long takes with a minimum of fuss.
From Los Angeles Times
Webb also took a close interest in the affairs of Hong Kong’s government.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
