Sentence examples for earnest affection for from inspiring English sources

A welcome drink and handshake on arrival, a real enthusiasm for the fact you've made it to their beloved (and long-suffering) country and an earnest affection for the wildlife they share with the stunning environment.

Vincent Canby, of the New York Times, wrote that Sjöman showed "obvious affection for Lena of the earnest, pretty face and the somewhat rotund figure that betrays every candy bar she has ever eaten.

When Hussain in the Membrane begins in earnest – with a bit about white people's universal affection for dogs – the culture shock is taken down a notch.

But he was incapable of physical involvement; his affection for one friend of that era would be expressed through "long, earnest, fully clothed embraces, chaste kisses and florid talk of the Hellenistic ideal of friendship".

There was earnest introspection too: from Mr. Varela, whose gentle ballad "Habáname" ("Havana Me") mingled sadness with affection for his city, and from Mr. Torrens, who called borders humanity's "most selfish invention" before singing "Ni de Aquí ni de Allá" ("Neither From Here Nor There").

Felicella has affection for the seventies branches.

Describes his affection for elaborate games.

She has a particular affection for puns.

They had some affection for me.

They also share an affection for marijuana.

His affection for Shostakovich was symbiotic.