have a crush on

Example Sentences

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He is in the same one-on-one essay sessions with Oliver and their professor, but Farleigh gets out of doing schoolwork by talking about his mom whom the professor used to have a crush on.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2023

I didn't have a crush on him at all, but that isn't even the point.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2023

I would have a crush on a boy, and in one instance, I told my friend.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023

“I have a crush on you / I hope you feel the way that I do” are the hardest words to say when you’re a shy teenager with a secret crush.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2023

I told myself, I'm going to have a crush on her forever, and that's all that's ever going to happen.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah