fond

Example Sentences

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Growing fonder and fonder of Maude, Harold shares with her that when he isn’t attending funerals for fun, he likes to go to demolition sites and scrap yards.

From Salon

The two spend the years picking at each other while secretly growing fond of the other’s company, though never able to act on their feelings due to the difference in their social status.

From Salon

The CIA last week bid a “fond farewell” to the Factbook, though it did not explain its unexpected closure.

From The Wall Street Journal

Llewelyn did not care for tea, but he was very fond of the carrot cakes.

From Literature

"I'm very fond of this festival," she says.

From BBC