lovey-dovey
Example Sentences
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I’m a very emotional guy, but I’m not a very lovey-dovey guy.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2024
It began with an offhand remark: “Why aren’t you lovey-dovey anymore?” de Blasio, the former New York City mayor, asked, according to McCray, his wife.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023
“There was no cuddling or lovey-dovey stuff happening, even between Mom and Dad,” she wrote in her memoir.
From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2023
Does he also make lovey-dovey posts about you?
From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2022
When I told Amaka that I do this, she teased me in her reply about being lovey-dovey with Father Amadi and then drew a smiling face.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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