affections

Example Sentences

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It will be between people who master the tools of technology and those who outsource their affections and their habits to these tools and algorithms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Not surprisingly, his affections weren’t returned, but the humbling experience taught him several career-defining lessons.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

The incident lends its name to a theorised psychological condition whereby kidnap victims develop affections for their captors.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

Younger daughter Amaranta’s affections are shifting from her high school girlfriend to Renata, who works with Mal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

It’s my brand of sloth, surely, that I could fail my wife so miserably but seem to provide all the necessary objects and affections.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee