affectionately

Example Sentences

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The 6-10 center became a bespectacled college basketball cult hero known affectionately as “Cream Abdul Jabbar” while leading Indiana State to the NIT championship game in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

In the years since, the bird, affectionately dubbed Pinky, has inspired a movement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

But people who live in Mayhill and Townhill say the perception of their estate is very different to the reality of their lives, in an area affectionately known as "the hill".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Google describes its Visakhapatnam project, which broke ground in late April, as a landmark investment that will help transform the city of two million, affectionately known in India as Vizag.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

She gives me a lovely smile and pats my cheek affectionately.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland