affections
Example Sentences
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Danielle Pinnock’s character, a Jamaican woman who is taken to America by a wizened older man she refers to as the “old raisin,” has a brassy boldness and bawdiness that also seduces the audience’s affections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Not surprisingly, his affections weren’t returned, but the humbling experience taught him several career-defining lessons.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 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
His recollection of Harriet, and the words which clothed it, the “beautiful little friend,” suggested to her the idea of Harriet’s succeeding her in his affections.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
