Example sentences for: affectionate

How can you use “affectionate” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • You would, however, receive an affectionate reception if you were a domestic animal--sorry again, the term preferred by animal lovers is "date."

  • His genial Freudian approach fit right in with the reigning sociological wisdom, which championed the democratic, "affectionate" family as the welcome successor to the hierarchical home of the past.

  • Elsewhere in the world of politics and culture, George W. Bush yesterday was reported by Maureen Dowd, in an unusually affectionate mood, to have not been to see a movie in five years.

  • Next time Miss Intelligent, Attractive, and Affectionate decides to stab you with her heel, scream bloody murder--and don't hold back.

  • In all my treks to the pandas' cell and yard, I never once saw them be playful or affectionate or active or even violent.


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