fond of
Example Sentences
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His returns were often unorthodox and he was fond of a lobbed service return to unsettle opponents.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
If the bot is fond of the phrasing, it’s because humans are, too.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
He’s also fond of special teams stress tests.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
The names left out there being Kurt, Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell, also fond of the same kind of very physical interaction with the audience.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
I’d grown fond of quoting Vaclav Havel, the great Czech leader who had said that “hope” was the one thing that people struggling in Eastern Europe needed during the era of Soviet domination.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
