fond of
idiom
1
: having a liking for or love of (someone or something) : doing (something) a lot
I'm fond of skiing.
She grew quite fond of him.
2
: doing (something) a lot
She's fond of asking silly questions.
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Alpert is also fond of the Kompressor lever on the canister, which pushes down the dirt and pet hair into the bin.
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Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
Sommeliers are fond of saying that wine is the second most complex liquid in the world, after blood.
—Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Trump has grown fond of these one-off, splashy shows of force, counting last year’s bombing of Iranian nuclear sites as one of his triumphs.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
Sam Woodward, a high-school classmate of Bernstein’s, could not have been more opposite—brooding, angry, and fond of racist postings on social media.
—Wendell Jamieson, Air Mail, 3 Jan. 2026
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Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
Sommeliers are fond of saying that wine is the second most complex liquid in the world, after blood.
—Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Trump has grown fond of these one-off, splashy shows of force, counting last year’s bombing of Iranian nuclear sites as one of his triumphs.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
Sam Woodward, a high-school classmate of Bernstein’s, could not have been more opposite—brooding, angry, and fond of racist postings on social media.
—Wendell Jamieson, Air Mail, 3 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fond of
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“Fond of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fond%20of. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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