endearment

Example Sentences

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Her terms of endearment for Octavian emerge like a rising sun.

From New York Times

Andrew M. Cuomo meditated on the lessons he had learned about “generational and cultural shifts” and argued his expressions of endearment could be dated, but certainly not malicious.

From New York Times

While some might consider words like “prieta” terms of endearment, they can also be very damaging in that they convey a difference — you are not the norm, which is to say, white.

From New York Times

“I’m obviously all about collaborating with the kids,” said Mrs. Ramoutarsingh, a wiry 35-year-old who addresses her students with endearments like “sugar” and “love bugs.”

From New York Times

Admittedly, I don't get called by these harmless endearments in a professional setting or in the health-care arena, but I don't take offense and certainly do not register "disgust."

From Washington Post