Sentence examples for affectionate sort from inspiring English sources

One fan even brought a sign dumping on "dem bums", an affectionate, sort of, nickname for the Dodgers.

Nor do we have television shows along the lines of "The Honeymooners" or even "All in the Family," which were parodies of an affectionate sort.

The best Hollywood animations (Toy Story, Shrek, The Incredibles) manage to be at once witty, irreverent and affectionate - the sort of kids' films that parents can enjoy.

Perhaps bring down the number of turkeys who'll be part of the Thanksgiving celebration, in that more traditional, less affectionate or reverential, sort of way.

I wouldn't be so affectionate about this sort of thing had I not just spent the last month on tour driving around Canada and the United States, taking in its pristine vistas and awe-inspiring traffic.

He is doing it because Woodson asked him to help — an affectionate payback of sorts in that it was Ford who gave Woodson his first N.B.A. coaching job.

An affectionate diminutive form of "Kunda".

Example: funny, affectionate, passionate, kind, handy.

It's 80% affectionate parody of this sort of musical, but the numbers are taken seriously and are admirably choreographed, and the performances are sprightly.

Though it displays far less aggression, "Creature Comforts" exists as a sort of affectionate "Borat," making fun of unsophisticated Americans, as it leaves you feeling not quite as complicit in the exploitation.

Mortmain is a brilliantly conceived character, appalling but charismatic, a sort of affectionate tyrant with a penchant for biscuits, continually trying to trick everyone, and himself, into thinking he's writing again.