puppy love

Example Sentences

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“You know, you have puppy love experiences, you think that’s love,” the 23-year-old actor-singer told Cosmopolitan in an interview published Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2023

Initially it was puppy love, with four-month-old Davy getting along well with his adopted siblings and seemingly enjoying the limelight.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

“Show a little puppy love to your pet and take it out of the carrying case,” Farbstein said.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2023

It turns out that what a lot of folks want right now isn’t a commemoration of queer pain, but a romance about puppy love.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2022

I suppose there’s A time in practically every young boy’s life when he’s affected by that wonderful disease of puppy love.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls