have a weakness for

Example Sentences

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Politicians and, yes, journalists both have a weakness for hyperbole, and so maybe all of this is a bit self serving and over the top?

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025

But it’s the holiday season and I have a weakness for shiny rom-coms.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2021

Projects dealing with distinctly American themes don’t always resonate with this organization, which tends to have a weakness for big stars and European actors over unknowns.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2019

And if mainstream environmentalists have a weakness for Arcadian myths, then the modernist agenda too has its own blind spots and contradictions.

From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2013

“I have a weakness for fresh eggs,” Major de Coverley confessed.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller