How to Use fond in a Sentence

fond

adjective
  • He wished them a fond farewell.
  • Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
  • She still has fond feelings for him.
  • The ringside seats are a fond memory of meals in the States, says the chef.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Mike White doesn’t have fond memories against the Bills.
    Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2022
  • One of the most obvious signs that your beloved pet is fond of you is the way that your cat greets you.
    Emily Blackwell, CNN, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The street in New York City no doubt brought back fond memories for the actress.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2022
  • My son’s friends (now in their 50s), have fond memories of time spent at our house.
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2023
  • The sets did a lot of the heavy lifting, so even the flatter segments still stirred fond memories.
    The New York Times, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Mikhail writes of this place with such fond affection that the smell of yogurt drinks and fig pies rises from the pages.
    Ron Charles, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The rice was also cooked evenly, and the non-stick coating wasn’t so much that the food didn’t develop a fond.
    Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2023
  • Those fond trips down memory lane inspired the new menu.
    Kevin Gray, Dallas News, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Among the creatives, close proximity over many years did not make the heart grow less fond.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Too much love had gone into it, too many fond memories in it and on account of it.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Dec. 2022
  • His son recalls fond memories of being on the road with him, going door to door to sell goods.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 14 June 2023
  • Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future.
    Megan Dubois, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Who can help but be fond of fresh corn nicely popped, sugared, salted, or buttered to suit the taste?
    Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Bob Odenkirk has fond memories of a certain 35-year-old divorcee who lives in a van down by the river.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Wu, who is sitting in the middle, said this is one of her fondest memories.
    Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
  • One of my fondest Andre memories was during the shooting of the last episode of Men of a Certain Age.
    Mike Royce, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Coach Rash departs with nothing but fond memories of his time on the sidelines in Fort Mitchell.
    James Weber, The Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2023
  • This is a fond memory of Nora and me on holiday in Hawaii, and the grim prospect of losing her, which was not easy for me and still isn’t.
    Steve Appleford, Spin, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Astros fans have quite fond memories of the last time the National League East squad came to Houston.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The 76-year-old was still beloved by many of his former costars, who shared reminisces and fond tributes of their time working with Lewis.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2024
  • But the Widows continue to gather, and joyfully bicker about who was the fondest in the eyes of Cain.
    al, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Evidently, Kim Jong-il was very, very fond of Sol-song.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 Jan. 2023
  • There's been a fond look all the way back to 1963 to see if some of the original Riviera magic could be instilled in this new rendition.
    Don Sherman, Car and Driver, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The second is a fond depiction of London’s lower-middle-class Jews—fond, that is, for its time.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Those who knew Abrams, 73, shared fond memories of the Bernal Heights resident on Monday.
    Claire Hao, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Jan. 2023
  • In comments, people shared fond memories of playing the game.
    Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 4 Apr. 2023

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