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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With this in mind, today is a delightful day for a secret love affair or a hidden little flirtation.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 21 June 2025
His love affairs and his public disputes were legendary.
—Christopher Bollen, Vulture, 5 June 2025
Focusing the series on a love affair between two Black teenagers also leans into the universality of Blume’s narrative—though her characters were predominantly white and upper-middle-class—and tells a new and sorely needed story about class status in LA and Black girlhood.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 14 May 2025
Or the nation’s incredible shrinking workweek—now 35 hours, by law—in favor of more leisure time for love affairs and philosophical debates.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 11 June 2025
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 21 June 2025
His love affairs and his public disputes were legendary.
—Christopher Bollen, Vulture, 5 June 2025
Focusing the series on a love affair between two Black teenagers also leans into the universality of Blume’s narrative—though her characters were predominantly white and upper-middle-class—and tells a new and sorely needed story about class status in LA and Black girlhood.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 14 May 2025
Or the nation’s incredible shrinking workweek—now 35 hours, by law—in favor of more leisure time for love affairs and philosophical debates.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 11 June 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 9 Jul. 2025.
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