affinity
Example Sentences
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The Canadian star has long had an affinity for the city.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Examples include “I am wealthy,” “manifesting” and “Johnny Cash,” though he wasn’t known for either his financial expertise or his affinity to disco.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Then in the ’80s, he unlocked an affinity for musical theater while playing Ko-Ko in Jonathan Miller’s “The Mikado.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
Despite my penchant for outer space films and my affinity for Gosling’s work, the millennial cringe of it all left a bitter taste in my mouth.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
“You know, Matthias, for a mouse that claims affinity with Martin the Warrior, you can be singularly foolish sometimes.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.