fondness
Example Sentences
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Then there are characters I only vaguely recognize, some I feel real fondness toward but no present desire for, all those Labubus of yesteryear.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
That brings up an actual connection between savers’ cash and their fondness for stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
This isn’t just my fondness for lists revealing itself.
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026
A retired English literature teacher from Tura Government College, with a fondness for Romantic poetry, Momin had little reason to believe that a camera would one day frame her face.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
Barack had always felt a special fondness for Queen Elizabeth, saying that she reminded him of his no-nonsense grandmother, Toot.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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