have a crush on
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The vow of a knight does not say to “defend the weak and innocent . . . especially if you have a crush on them.”
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026
I didn't have a crush on him at all, but that isn't even the point.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023
People write “lol” online while sitting silently at their keyboards, and fans who think “I have a crush on Harry Styles” will instead write “I want Harry Styles to run me over with his car.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2022
We don’t know that Cholmondeley didn’t have a crush on Jean.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2022
I think I might have a crush on someone.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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