Sentence examples for a special affinity with from inspiring English sources

I was brought up on the outskirts of west London, so I feel a special affinity with these peripheral places.

"I have such a special affinity with girls on the edge of adulthood," she reflects later, in her quiet purr.

José Mourinho has a special affinity with the League Cup, having won it in his first season in charge of Chelsea in 2005.

The New Yorker has a special affinity with this area, having written Homeward Bound at Widnes station and played Liverpool as a struggling young folkie.

It's perhaps significant that she has a special affinity with Bernadette of Lourdes, a simple young French girl to whom the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared.

Both Marius and Elsa think of themselves as having a special affinity with her, though only Elsa can honestly claim that kinship.

It is natural to feel a special affinity to those with whom we most closely identify, whether religiously, politically, familiarly, etc.

Hans Heinrich Günthard, came indirectly to academia and had a special affinity for those with unusual careers.

But for Mr. Keigwin, a sunny, straightforward choreographer with a special affinity for the music of Philip Glass, "Caffeinated," set to "Glasspiece #3," isn't the least bit veiled.

Ms. Fasano, who suggests a lighter-voiced Horne, is a lyrically sensitive interpreter with a special affinity for Joni Mitchell, whose wistful early song "Marcie," about a romantic naïf, stands out in a program consisting largely of lesser-known show tunes.

One of those deprived fans is Liz High, 28, a lawyer who grew up cheering for all local teams but with a special affinity for the Eagles, something she said she inherited from her mother.