object of affection
Example Sentences
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This reminded Frazier of “missed connections,” a Craigslist-era tradition in which romantic hopefuls would create a listing that described a chance encounter and ask the object of affection to reach out if they’re interested.
From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2022
It's that moment in every rom-com when the budding architect or bakery owner faces some initial rejection from her/his object of affection.
From Salon • Oct. 25, 2021
It’s a low bar to clear, and an object of affection is an object — but also, it still kind of works?
From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2019
Most of the characters Kosmo meets are missing something — a companion of their own or a particular object of affection.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2016
His hunger for love could not be satisfied, for his physical infirmity rendered a union undesirable, even if possible, while a craving ideality soon transcended any visible object of affection.
From The Poems of Giacomo Leopardi by Townsend, Frederick
