puppy love
Example Sentences
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“You know, you have puppy love experiences, you think that’s love,” she told Cosmopolitan in September 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
“Heartstopper” offered its audience mellow dramatics and an understanding that puppy love is universal.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2023
“Show a little puppy love to your pet and take it out of the carrying case,” Farbstein said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2023
The letter is remarkable because the Nobel Literature Prize laureate author doesn’t simply brush off his then 14-year-old son Thomas’ feelings as childish puppy love.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
That was the day my puppy love, my silly crush for her, changed into something else.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
