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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Lawrence love affair continues Saturday night’s tie means Austria will play Spain in the Round of 32, while Algeria takes on Switzerland.
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
Yet as the two women slowly form a friendship, that friendship gives way to a brief but passionate love affair—and some of the decade’s most astonishing filmmaking.
—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
28 June 2026
This love affair with Boston might not be over, though; there is at least a chance that Scotland could return to Boston on June 29 as an advancing third-place team against Germany.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The investigation uncovers a decades-old love affair, revealing that the person Grandma had been exchanging letters with for half a century via the traditional qiaopi system was a complete stranger.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 June 2026
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
Yet as the two women slowly form a friendship, that friendship gives way to a brief but passionate love affair—and some of the decade’s most astonishing filmmaking.
—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
28 June 2026
This love affair with Boston might not be over, though; there is at least a chance that Scotland could return to Boston on June 29 as an advancing third-place team against Germany.
—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The investigation uncovers a decades-old love affair, revealing that the person Grandma had been exchanging letters with for half a century via the traditional qiaopi system was a complete stranger.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 June 2026
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“Love affair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/love%20affair. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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