affaire de coeur

Example Sentences

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And amongst those who fought for the faith an affaire de coeur with a pretty pagan was held to be a sin as deadly as heresy or magic.

From First Footsteps in East Africa by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

I don't think, in the first case, that this was an affaire de coeur, as the Frenchmen say.

From The Drone A Play in Three Acts by Mayne, Rutherford

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

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

From The History of Pendennis by Thackeray, William Makepeace

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