Affections in a sentence

As such, she was almost disregarded because her siblings were older and more fixed in people’s affections.

By that time, Smith’s affections had turned to a Broadway torch singer named Libby Holman.

He shows his smooth vocal while singing about wanting his object of affections back.

In Shakespeare in Love she played the fae-like object of The Bard's affections, in Brad Pitt's unlucky wife, and Tony Stark's right-hand in the MCU.

She’s determined to win back Simon’s affections and the physical safety of their relationship at his annual Labor Day party—she just has to find a way to wing it in town for the five days until the event.

This is a stunning admission for Namor, particularly since Mister Fantastic is his rival for the Invisible Woman’s affections.

While the wolf continues to hide her identity as they explore fairytale-like levels, the prince reveals his hobbies and affections, making him an endearing and mild-mannered companion throughout the game.

If you boil down Roan’s point to its essence — that people think they are entitled to her affections and her body because she is famous — you see exactly what “Smile 2” is illustrating.

Or it might be to celebrate the object of our affections, such as how Emperor Jahan built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife Mumtaz, who died during the birth of their 14th child (that’s a lot of love).

That year, she’d spurned the affections of the males of her species, and instead bonded with Crowe, her keeper at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute.

Will Alfred and Klara discover that their secret correspondents, the objects of their affections, are actually each other?

As Sellers didn't fully believe in himself, he didn't trust anyone's affections towards him either — a very dangerous combination of insecurity and narcissism, resulting in control freakery.

But in the 21st century, the house he founded broadcasts its affections on a grander scale.

But spare a thought for the lovers who tussled over his affections for decades.

Despite this unseemly "gentlemen's agreement," when Bond "did his duty" and got Tracy to fall for him, he was surprised to learn that he reciprocated her affections.

In a camp setting with a bunch of strangers getting high is very different than asking your close “gay” friend to give you persistent physical affections.

On the one hand, the ability of celebrities and famous people to tap into public emotions and affections make them a readily available template to project all kinds of ideas on.

Should he not be considered a worthy rival for the affections of Summer too, even though he was written out by season three after he asked for more money from the directors?

While most people (particularly males) who are not completely heterosexual or homosexual or who have experienced fluidity, still have affections, fascination, romantic passions, emotional investment, relationship fulfillment that skew a certain direction.

A music video has since dropped, which sees Grande and Foster try to win another’s affections; complete with fits of jealousy and Grande's impressive archery skills.