AFFECTIONATE in a Sentence
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138 example sentences for AFFECTIONATE, such as:
1. Whatever I am, I am affectionate.
2. My letter was calm and affectionate.
3. Your affectionate brother, Robert Walton.
4. He enfolded the child in an affectionate embrace.
5. You will gain a brother, a real, affectionate brother.
2. My letter was calm and affectionate.
3. Your affectionate brother, Robert Walton.
4. He enfolded the child in an affectionate embrace.
5. You will gain a brother, a real, affectionate brother.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of AFFECTIONATE
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affectionate
a. having or displaying warmth or affection
Classic Sentence: (131 in 9 pages)
1 Your affectionate brother, Robert Walton.
2 She was warmly attached to the child who is now dead and acted towards him like a most affectionate mother.
3 It was as the ass and the lap-dog; yet surely the gentle ass whose intentions were affectionate, although his manners were rude, deserved better treatment than blows and execration.
4 We were affectionate playfellows during childhood, and, I believe, dear and valued friends to one another as we grew older.
5 My letter was calm and affectionate.
6 He was too diffident to do justice to himself; but when his natural shyness was overcome, his behaviour gave every indication of an open, affectionate heart.
7 You will gain a brother, a real, affectionate brother.
8 He and I have been at times thrown a good deal together, while you have been wholly engrossed on the most affectionate principle by my mother.
9 Willoughby was a young man of good abilities, quick imagination, lively spirits, and open, affectionate manners.
10 To Marianne it had all the distinguishing tenderness which a lover's heart could give, and to the rest of the family it was the affectionate attention of a son and a brother.
11 If I could be less affectionate and sensitive, I should have a better digestion and an iron set of nerves.
12 Handsomely forgiving her, I soon exchanged an affectionate good night with her and Joe, and went up to bed.
13 Whatever I am, I am affectionate.
14 But she was so affectionate and sweet-natured, and had such a pleasant manner of being both sly and shy at once, that she captivated me more than ever.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 10. I BECOME NEGLECTED, AND AM PROVIDED FOR
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 10. I BECOME NEGLECTED, AND AM PROVIDED FOR
15 Peggotty's answer soon arrived, and was, as usual, full of affectionate devotion.
Example Sentence:
1 I love the men flower heart also due, so I be more affectionate more ruthless.
2 Although she was intimidating in aspect, she was warm and affectionate beneath the surface.
3 I would rather have the affectionate regard of my fellow men than I would have heaps and mines of gold.
4 If all affectionate care, that I would rather no one answered.
5 He enfolded the child in an affectionate embrace.
6 Mr Zuma said Mr Mandela - who is known affectionately by his clan name, Madiba - had died shortly before 21:00 local time.
7 He thumped my shoulder affectionately, nearly knocking me over.