affinity

Example Sentences

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The narrator’s mishandling of his cellphone reprises the author’s delightful affinity for physical slapstick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The Canadian star has long had an affinity for the city.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

While speaking with the outlet, Russell revealed that his affinity for log cabins began in childhood, when he lived in a Rangeley, Maine, cabin constructed by hand by his grandfather in 1939.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

A wide range of factors influence voting and other political behavior, such as partisanship, political knowledge, identity, concerns about cultural and social change, media consumption, signaling from elites and personal affinity for a given candidate.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Fairies have an affinity for minerals, they are of the earth.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer