love affair
noun
1
: a romantic attachment or episode between lovers
2
: a lively enthusiasm
America's love affair with baseball
Synonyms of love affair
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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Our love affair with the movies, with the very idea of Hollywood, has been hot and heavy for more than a century.
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CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Brontë’s novel is much weirder and more subtle than virtually all of its screen adaptations, most of which ignore the book’s violent second half entirely in favor of the more straightforward, though doomed, love affair between Cathy and Heathcliff.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
If Sunday was any indication, the love affair between Avs fans and Kadri burns as hot as ever.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
Maher’s love affair with food began during her time studying in Spain, a period that altered her professional path and set her on the course that eventually brought her to the couple’s hospitality home in South Austin.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Brontë’s novel is much weirder and more subtle than virtually all of its screen adaptations, most of which ignore the book’s violent second half entirely in favor of the more straightforward, though doomed, love affair between Cathy and Heathcliff.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
If Sunday was any indication, the love affair between Avs fans and Kadri burns as hot as ever.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
Maher’s love affair with food began during her time studying in Spain, a period that altered her professional path and set her on the course that eventually brought her to the couple’s hospitality home in South Austin.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
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 18 Mar. 2026.
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