love affair
noun
a romantic relationship or episode between lovers; an amour.
love affairs
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pluralof love affair.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the 1930s and ’40s, nearly all of them acquired celebrity, and some notoriety, for their writing, politics, love affairs or all three.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
In 1959, Brigitte - after several love affairs - married the actor Jacques Charrier, with whom she starred in Babette Goes To War.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
That last one, though, hints at the darker side of our love affairs with celebrities, especially women, in the way we celebrate loudly when the highest flyers tumble from the sky.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2024
Over nearly 1,000 pages, “My Name Is Barbra” dispels rumors and myths but doesn’t hold back on scintillating tales of love affairs, on-set drama and unfiltered anecdotes about her discomfort with fame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
In France, a land of love affairs, this explanation—that the Mona Lisa was kidnapped by a would-be lover—seemed logical, maybe even inevitable.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
