Want to use Affair correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning and synonyms like matter or function.
Affair meaning
- Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
- Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
- An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
Example sentences (20)
After Ben breaks off the affair to pursue a romance with Elaine, Mrs. Robinson is determined to keep the two apart.
After checked into a mental care facility following her affair with being exposed, he’s apparently doing just fine!
And the better and more emotionally satisfying their current affair, the more guilt they feel towards their wives.
After an affair scandal and a messy divorce, the ratings have soared, making the possibility for season 11 very likely.
But it was once a much smaller affair, with just a few hundred people huddled together outsiude the in the High Street.
Days later he quit ITV entirely, admitting he had been involved in an affair with a younger colleague and lied about it.
And if you do get to a place where you can leave your husband, maybe that affair partner is still available!
And again, in the Andreasson affair, Betty Andreasson encountered the Phoenix bird during one of her abduction experiences.
Earlier this year Shania revealed Lange is still in a relationship with Frédéric - 15 years after their affair was exposed.
Following the divorce announcement, Gates reportedly admitted to having an affair with a female Microsoft employee in 2000.
As embarrassing/hilarious as all that was, Bentley didn’t get booted from office because he had an affair.
Curtis never said anything about an affair with Potter, nor did he make any claims to the boys' paternity.
Bvlgari event was a star-studded affair & Priyanka Chopra, Anne Hathaway & Zendaya- these three divas made quite a statement.
After the Swanson affair ended, Joe was often seen on walks with his pretty secretary, Janet DesRosiers.
Aim and Lily are in an extramarital affair with each other - both are in unhappy relationships with their respective partners.
Between the popularity of the couple, the lavishness of the affair and the crashers it attracted (Elizabeth Taylor, for Pete’s sake!
Amanda and Les briefly reconciled after the affair, but they ended up splitting for good in 2002.
Despite colossal advances in equipment, knowledge and technique, retreat from high up would still be a daunting, if dangerous affair.
Arnold Schwarzenegger addressed his past affair with housekeeper Mildred Baena, which led to the end of his marriage to Maria Shriver.
A 5-day affair resulting in a draw was what drove people away from watching it, the viewers and spectators want to finally see a result.
Phrases with affair
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with affair
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- affair with 60×
- an affair 38×
- the affair 30×
- love affair 14×
- affair and 10×
- family affair 8×
- their affair 7×
- his affair 7×
- affair of 6×
- extramarital affair 6×
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