lovey-dovey
Example Sentences
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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
In November 2021, Pratt shared a photo of Schwarzenegger beaming at him and penned a lovey-dovey caption praising her for everything she’s “given” him — including their “healthy” newborn daughter, Lyla.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2022
There's a lovey-dovey aspect here that I'm susceptible to but also slightly leery of .
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2022
He told Nintendo he would not make "a sweet little lovey-dovey story" but instead try to expand the world's appeal on-screen.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2021
But I don’t carry his letters around because of anything lovey-dovey; there is very little lovey-dovey, anyway.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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