love affair
noun
1
: a romantic attachment or episode between lovers
2
: a lively enthusiasm
America's love affair with baseball
Examples of love affair in a Sentence
the tabloids feel obliged to keep us informed of the love affairs of celebrities, whether we care to know or not
a group of young men united by their love affair with the muscle car
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But when Tower Records began encroaching on Goody’s East Coast turf in the Eighties, my own love affair with the Goody chain began to fade out.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Taco Bell's collaboration with Hidden Valley Ranch taps into America's love affair with condiments, which continues to grow more adventurous.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Lower yields notwithstanding, Americans’ love affair with cash doesn’t appear to be fading anytime soon.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
But our love affair with you seems to have hit a rough patch.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Taco Bell's collaboration with Hidden Valley Ranch taps into America's love affair with condiments, which continues to grow more adventurous.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Lower yields notwithstanding, Americans’ love affair with cash doesn’t appear to be fading anytime soon.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
But our love affair with you seems to have hit a rough patch.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Love affair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/love%20affair. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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