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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Alma also visits her aging parents and tearfully tells them about said great love affair.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
His father’s politics had spoiled the earlier love affair, from which the London trip had removed him.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Their love affair with the NFL happened organically.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Did Ed Gein have a love affair with Bernice Worden before killing her?
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
His father’s politics had spoiled the earlier love affair, from which the London trip had removed him.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Their love affair with the NFL happened organically.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Did Ed Gein have a love affair with Bernice Worden before killing her?
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for love affair
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“Love affair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/love%20affair. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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