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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

Even though Dr. Becky’s profiting off parents’ insecurities and anxieties still makes me uneasy, I’m glad for my brief dalliance with Good Inside.

From Slate May 10, 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

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 in any case, this piece is engaging quite specifically with that songwriting, not with her celebrity dalliances.

From Slate Jan. 10, 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

She teases Faris and Dex and the others about their dalliances, but not me.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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