amour

Example Sentences

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Stripping away the amour propre of a nuclear-armed potentate is a dangerous business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

The charge-sheet said that after the couple received the car, Mrs Menendez texted her husband to say: "Congratulations mon amour de la vie, we are the proud owners of a 2019 Mercedes."

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2023

“Congratulations mon amour de la vie, we are the proud owners of a 2019 Mercedes,” Nadine Menendez texted her husband, along with a heart emoji.

From Washington Times • Sep. 22, 2023

"Happy birthday, Sophie. From this, to this, and everything in between, there’s no one I’d rather have by my side… I love you, mon amour."

From Reuters • Aug. 2, 2023

Jealousies and disquiets are the dregs of an amour; but I'll leave mine before I have drawn it off so low.

From Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love by Dryden, John