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dalliance

[dal-ee-uhns, dal-yuhns] / ˈdæl i əns, ˈdæl jəns /




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Even if England fall short once again, this is now a team built to compete rather than enjoy a brief dalliance with success.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

And in the small role of Bianca, with whom Cassio has a dalliance, the terrific Rebecca Ana Peña makes a fiery impression, savagely fighting back against Iago’s brutality.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

It turned out to be nothing but a brief dalliance for the couple, who struggled with the area’s punishing heat.

From MarketWatch Feb. 27, 2026

Because the whole Musk empire is still reeling from that dalliance.

From Slate Nov. 9, 2025

Again my hope for a storybook dalliance was thwarted by the fact that the stream was only about six inches deep.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

And although the data can’t rule out a recent polyamory “fad” among the “ruling class,” the obsession with upper-class dalliances obscures a key fact: Most nonmonogamists aren’t rich and white.

From Slate May 5, 2024

Sternhagen had her own dalliances with Pinter, having performed in two notable short plays in 1964, “The Room” and “A Slight Ache.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 20, 2023

Henry, though, has had dalliances with other baseball teams.

From BBC Nov. 29, 2023

After his tearful final game in 2019, Hernandez had dalliances with the Braves and Orioles but never made it past spring training.

From Seattle Times Aug. 12, 2023

We scurry about, in and out of our flat buildings, occupied with our flat businesses and dalliances.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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