puppy love

Example Sentences

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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

The changes make this “13” look and feel more like a conventional Netflix teen movie — all about puppy love and jostling for popularity — rather than the one-of-a-kind theatrical experience it once was.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2022

But they also started talking about their onetime puppy love, and how it had grown into something more substantial.

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2021

That was the day my puppy love, my silly crush for her, changed into something else.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith