affections

Example Sentences

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Not surprisingly, his affections weren’t returned, but the humbling experience taught him several career-defining lessons.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

In 1614, after Carr’s seven years in favor, Villiers supplanted him in the king’s affections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

The incident lends its name to a theorised psychological condition whereby kidnap victims develop affections for their captors.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

Raymond’s drifting affections aren’t easy to grapple with, but the pain comes with life, and Cécile hasn’t lived enough of it to understand that.

From Salon • May 2, 2025

It’s my brand of sloth, surely, that I could fail my wife so miserably but seem to provide all the necessary objects and affections.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee