puppy love
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The same month she and DDG sparked pregnancy rumors, Halle said her relationship with the rapper was more than just puppy love.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
“Show a little puppy love to your pet and take it out of the carrying case,” Farbstein said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2023
Boston-based RR Auction says the handwritten draft of a letter to his eldest son, Thomas — then 14 — shows the “Of Mice and Men” author’s empathy: He refused to dismiss it as puppy love.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
It turns out that what a lot of folks want right now isn’t a commemoration of queer pain, but a romance about puppy love.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
“He really did. It wasn’t—it wasn’t puppy love or anything,” she added, as if I didn’t know that.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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