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 stars were out for a black-tie affair in the Big Apple on Thursday night.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2023
• The clip has nothing to do with the current state of affairs with Clinton.
  — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
• 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
• 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
• Trump has pleaded not guilty in the New York case and denies having an affair with Daniels.
  — Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 11 June 2023
• 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
• 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
• Comment: The Bears won a close game at home in the middle of the season; the Cardinal won a lopsided affair at home last week.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
• The Oscars, after all, are the red carpet fashion affair.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2024
• Yet the whole affair once again raises the question of how public and how private a stadium project should be.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2023
• Shanahan and Musk both denied the affair, but the Journal stood by its reporting.
  — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
• Once the affair became public, they were ostracized in their town.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
• This year’s Toronto was a much more low-key affair with fewer red carpets and splashy premieres.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 17 Sep. 2023
• Two young lovers kiss and lie down on a bed, and there’s talk about Marley’s affairs and his children by women other than his wife.
  — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
• Degree inflation, which has been on a slow burn in the labor market for decades, is not a great state of affairs for anyone.
  — Preston Cooper, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• The eat-in kitchen, on the other hand is a surprisingly simple, all-stainless-steel affair that opens off the dressing room.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024
• With most of the cast returning to their roles for a second time, however, the sixth season of the show was in other ways a more relaxed affair.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 Nov. 2023
• And Felix Art Fair has always had the vibe of being the cool kid of art week — billing itself as a contemporary avant-garde affair.
  — The Editors, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
• Streaming With the Stars was an intimate affair for nearly 200 guests that was hosted by Rob Lowe.
  — Elizabeth Taylor, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
• A far cry from the hours-long parades of the modern era, the parade in 1924 was a much simpler affair — and was not even centered on the Thanksgiving holiday.
  — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2023
• Ali is also a leading voice on the changing role of the U.S. media as well as Muslim American affairs.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024