How to Use affair in a Sentence

affair

noun
  • How I choose to live is my affair, not yours.
  • After the war, the government focused on its own domestic affairs.
  • They accused the U.S. of interfering in the internal affairs of other nations.
  • The first half of the second quarter was a back-and-forth affair.
    C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2024
  • A lot of ink has been spilled about the Bragg/Pomerantz affair.
    Jennifer Rodgers, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The stars were out for a black-tie affair in the Big Apple on Thursday night.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The first set was a back-and-forth affair until late when the Toreros ran off the final five points for the 25-19 win.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The clip has nothing to do with the current state of affairs with Clinton.
    Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
  • Thereafter, both throw caution to the wind and engage in a messy affair for the ages.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
  • The project, with playwright David Ives writing the book, was an on-again, off-again affair.
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Well, there will soon be a new musical on the whole affair.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The man involved in the affair is a doctor and influencer.
    Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Mark Kelly The course of world affairs may depend on the price of a box of cereal.
    William A. Galston, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Throw in an affair with the new OB in town, and things start to heat up in her search for true happiness.
    Liz Kadar, Country Living, 14 Feb. 2023
  • And the franchise’s poor handling of this entire affair could push Fox out the door, too.
    Chris Branch, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Trump has denied having an affair with Daniels and has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The gathering proved to be a meta affair, more about process than substance.
    Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Raquel Leviss is opening up about her months-long affair with Tom Sandoval for the first time.
    Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2023
  • For lunch and dinner, the restaurant is a more formal affair.
    Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
  • Trump has pleaded not guilty in the New York case and denies having an affair with Daniels.
    Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 11 June 2023
  • As for decor at their affair, the couple wanted to keep it simple.
    Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
  • An event at the Avant family home wasn’t a stodgy affair with canapes, friends recalled.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Since then, the Engraving Bar has been the perfect finishing touch to the A-List affair.
    Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Meanwhile, the countess has her own string of steamy affairs with women.
    Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Finding a store that’s open and can come to your rescue can be a hit or miss affair, but there are a few options.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Peter Van Sant: Is there any doubt in your mind that the two of them were having a romantic affair?
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2024
  • And, is the dress code chic yet relaxed or formal black tie affair?, may all be floating around your mind.
    Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2023
  • But at the height of their whirlwind affair, Miko abruptly vanished.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 22 July 2024
  • Dear Amy: Ten years ago, my father had an affair with an old high school girlfriend.
    Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Nick Clegg, who has led global affairs at Meta since 2018, is stepping down, to be succeeded by his deputy, Joel Kaplan.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025

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