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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a mark of affection" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a gesture, action, or symbol that signifies love or fondness towards someone or something.
Example: "She gave him a kiss on the cheek, a mark of affection that made him smile."
Alternatives: "a sign of love" or "a token of affection."
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Gifts are an excuse, an apology, a mark of affection -- endless boxes and bags filled with stuff meant to convey love.
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He tells the narrator that he is a special friend, that their relationship is about more than sex; but he does so with clumsy threats, pointing out that a mark of his affection is the fact that he has not stolen things from him.
Her only appearance in the historical record is, famously, in Shakespeare's will, in which he leaves her his "second-best bed"; equally famously, it has been established that this was no slight, but a mark of profound affection – it is the bed in which they would have spent their married life.
The elevation of the Mouzalones was not only a mark of personal affection or favour, but also in line with Theodore's policies, which aimed to curb the influence and independence of the powerful nobility.
Speeches were made from every stage in Dublin on the night Anita Reeves died of cancer, aged 68, a mark of the popular affection in which the actor was held.
When she saw the crippled silhouette of Lyudmila, whom had she left as a plump toddler, she let out a wail, but this was a primitive thing, no mark of affection.
If your cat has routinely licked or chewed your hair a small or moderate amount, this may be "normal" behavior for your cat it could be a sign of affection or how your cat marks you as her own.
Hold hands as a sign of affection.
Sleeping in became a mark of prestige.
And, just as the lipstick kisses have sparked heated debate over whether those marks of affection are vandalizing graffiti or visual depictions of adoration, the locks are causing much controversy.
April 20th for some is a day marked with a display of affection for marijuana; they call it "National Weed Day".
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