How to Use affectionate in a Sentence

affectionate

adjective

• Wright and the other volunteers give him a smile and an affectionate grab of the arm.
  — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2023
• Ares could be very ornery at times but was a very affectionate pet.
  — cleveland, 24 May 2022
• But the beagle was affectionate and the kids loved to walk him around the neighborhood.
  — Te-Ping Chen, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2020
• Speaking with the Post, Yates said that the great predator was in fact very affectionate.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 7 Oct. 2019
• The episode ends with one of the most rewarding, affectionate, and touching moments of the show so far.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 5 Mar. 2023
• That must be the case, but not equal to the love of her who subscribes herself your very affectionate friend and wife Charlotte.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2023
• Some of Lewis’s affectionate letters to his wife are on view.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 8 Feb. 2024
• Loved ones may be more affectionate and friends can come through for you when needed.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 23 May 2021
• Hall was said to be affectionate toward Murdoch at the Tavern on the Green party, the Times added.
  — Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com, 23 June 2022
• The affectionate moniker has stayed with her throughout her long life.
  — Washington Post, 7 June 2021
• The desire to dress up, be affectionate, and woo (and be wooed) will return with fanfare.
  — ELLE, 1 Dec. 2022
• There was a time he would not be affectionate in public.
  — Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
• The fact is that some people are very affectionate and some aren’t, and those who aren’t need to let those who are know it by kindly telling them so.
  — WSJ, 12 Apr. 2019
• Sasha is an affectionate cat and does well with other pets.
  — Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Nov. 2022
• And that find earned the sea lion an affectionate nickname: Rocky.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2023
• Her costars remind her that Cameron was affectionate at one point, as a flashback of him putting his arm around her is shown.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
• The priest looks on, his elbow on the counter, avuncular and affectionate.
  — Peter Van Agtmael, Magazine, 8 Dec. 2020
• Nino is a friendly and affectionate cat and will adjust well to a new home.
  — Arizona Republic, azcentral, 7 Feb. 2020
• On the contrary, a loved one may be more loving and affectionate than usual this evening.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 5 May 2021
• Your loved ones might become more affectionate just in time to dispel the darkness when the shortest day of the year arrives.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2020
• The drop-in came a day before the singer will play his first of back-to-back shows in The Jungle, the affectionate nickname for the team’s home Paycor Stadium.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Aug. 2024
• There’s a stereotype that’s out there that dads...are not connected to their kids and not affectionate.
  — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 15 July 2019
• Poor things have no idea that Gwan-hee is over in Paradise putting Min-ji in an affectionate headlock.
  — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2024
• Over this week’s visit, the Gen-Xer was affectionate with his elder.
  — Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2022
• Some of them are very affectionate; some of them are obscene or designed to be shocking.
  — Sophia Nguyen, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
• The two lawyers had at times been affectionate with each other in public settings, the person said.
  — Richard Fausset, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2024
• This affectionate cat loved to sleep with her at night and sometimes would get a bit too playful with those kitty nails.
  — Arizona Republic, azcentral, 3 Apr. 2020
• In the game, their reunion is affectionate but charged, the display of love between them muted by the burden of traumas past.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 19 Feb. 2023
• Last but not least this week is Salem, an affectionate cat who lives with owner Rebecca Keep and her husband.
  — Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
• The ensemble, Croce noted, was the creation of ballet fanatics, and its jokes were accurate, affectionate, and hilarious.
  — The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Jan 2025