Sentence examples for forms of affection from inspiring English sources

But his palate had been trained by first-class fare at home and abroad, where he had forged an emotional connection to food as a substitute for more standard forms of affection.

Sylvia Darnelll, do you remember receiving hugs, kisses, or other forms of affection from your father?

Bring back some of the early simple forms of affection.

Instead, take your time building up your sense of physical intimacy with your partner by starting with small (but meaningful) displays of affection and gradually proceeding to more serious forms of affection.

Teasing is a form of affection".

People actually shouted at him for showing a very mild form of affection to someone he loved?

According to one transcript, he said, "It is beautiful, it is fine, it is the noblest form of affection".

A little later on, a leering host demands of a female guest who has defended Bill Clinton whether she really considers fellatio a form of affection.

Michelle's uncle explains the pinching as "a form of affection" and says that Michelle hurt her neck in a fall at school.

"Like the boy who was refused any form of affection, persistently criticised and told he was hated," said Mr Williams.

While I tend to chide Big Media for their reluctance to accept the new order of things (i.e. digital downloads, rejection of DRM, etc), I have my own form of affection for the old style, having grown up with tapes and CDs.