affections
Example Sentences
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The low-budget film stars Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette as a man who makes a sinister bargain to win the affections of the woman he admires -- and must bear the consequences.
From Barron's ● May 17, 2026
In 1614, after Carr’s seven years in favor, Villiers supplanted him in the king’s affections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Reid’s Merope and Reis’ Antigone, ferocious in their different ways, refuse to play second fiddle to Manville’s Jocasta when it comes to Oedipus’ affections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
The incident lends its name to a theorised psychological condition whereby kidnap victims develop affections for their captors.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2025
She was getting used to his brothers’ boisterous affections.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
