Sentence examples for a affair from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a affair" is not correct in written English; it should be "an affair." You can use "an affair" when referring to a romantic relationship or involvement, often secretive or illicit in nature.

Example: "Their affair lasted for several months before it was discovered by their spouses."
Alternatives: "a relationship" or "a liaison."

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(The most famous incident in this vein, the Karine A affair of 2002, was merely one of many).

She had, it was whispered, left her old school following a affair with a teacher, a relationship that she refused to give up!

Newt and Marianne Gingrich were separated in May 1999, after Mr. Gingrich left office and it had been disclosed that he had been having a affair the previous six years with an aide, Callista Bisek.

* "ART NOUVEAU, 1890-1914" had its debut at the Victoria and Albert in London and it's a very V & A affair: a vast assemblage of ceramics, jewelry, glass, textiles and furniture, along with paintings and sculptures, all to document the slinky fin-de-siecle Euro-American design movement.

It is very easy to become close to others, and therefore easy to have a affair, get divorced, or lose a very valuable part of your marriage because work and friends simply and slowy comes first.

But in 2009, after Cibrian hooked up with Rimes while filming the Lifetime movie "Northern Lights," the two engaged in a affair, cozying up at restaurants and meeting for trysts.

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Mugniyah's name came up early this year during the Karine-A affair, in which a ship loaded with Iranian weapons intended for the Palestinian Authority was intercepted by Israel in the Red Sea.

Is an affair a deal breaker?

Who had an affair with a Ram.

A fine place to end an affair.

She has an affair.

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