endearment
Example Sentences
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It could be a term of endearment from friends, because I grew up being friends with a lot of skater kids that would call each other “the worst.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
“Oma’s house is still there,” she said, using a term of endearment.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025
It could be a term of endearment, people saying that they love you for your Blackness, or it could be an insult and an attack.
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2024
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver sees the label “Chief” as a term of endearment.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024
The endearment sounded very natural on her lips.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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