endearment
Example Sentences
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It started with a blowup with contestant Ace Greene after he vocalized his discomfort with Espinal touching him and using terms of endearment, in particular the word “babe.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2025
Known among friends and colleagues as “Tío Felix,” a familial term of endearment, Contreras has been a dedicated reporter for close to 50 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025
It could be a term of endearment, people saying that they love you for your Blackness, or it could be an insult and an attack.
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2024
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver sees the label “Chief” as a term of endearment.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024
"Your language," the mother scolds absently, and then, as if the words were an endearment, she coos them at her granddaughter, "your language."
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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