object of affection

Example Sentences

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While the fruit incites revulsion at first, it eventually becomes an object of affection among the family portrayed in the film.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2024

This reminded Frazier of “missed connections,” a Craigslist-era tradition in which romantic hopefuls would create a listing that described a chance encounter and ask the object of affection to reach out if they’re interested.

From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2022

Freeman, however, has become the franchise’s newest object of affection.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2022

It’s a low bar to clear, and an object of affection is an object — but also, it still kind of works?

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2019

My dear little Jamie had become an object of affection to me, heightened to an extreme degree, since he was, like myself, left without parents or brother or sister.

From Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. by Hall, Edward B.