affaire de coeur

Example Sentences

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It is a delicate matter, entre nous, une affaire de coeur.

From The History of Pendennis by Thackeray, William Makepeace

His affaire de coeur with the Senator's daughter was progressing more smoothly than ever, and nothing now seemed likely to interfere with his carefully prepared plans to capture an American heiress.

From The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life by Klein, Charles

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)

C’est une affaire de coeur, ees it not, mon ami?

From She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. by Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy)

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