affaire de coeur
Example Sentences
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She has a promising affaire de coeur with a tenor called Dohme, Hungarian by birth, and, I should say, anything by nature.
From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)
Not long after the sad finale of his affaire de coeur, he left his home in the country, and going to Frankfort became a clerk in the post office.
From Tempest and Sunshine by Holmes, Mary Jane
In this last he gave free rein to the morbid imaginations to which his unhappy affaire de coeur and the mental excitement of the period predisposed P. 63him.
From The Life of John Ruskin by Collingwood, W. G. (William Gershom)
Though, after all, I was not so sure about the last part, for I did not feel half satisfied concerning my affaire de coeur, and was strolling somewhat listlessly along, when Clara pinched my arm.
From A Fluttered Dovecote by Fenn, George Manville
It is a delicate matter, entre nous, une affaire de coeur.
From The History of Pendennis by Thackeray, William Makepeace