Sentence examples for has shown an affinity from inspiring English sources

Like many famous racers past and present, the Italian has shown an affinity for the perks of fame.

OVER his 25-year career, the director Hector Babenco has shown an affinity for film adaptations of prestigious but difficult books.

The new Russian-American alliance is not as whirlwind as it at first appears: Mr. Putin has shown an affinity for a Western tilt all along, some experts say, but lacked a compelling cause to which it could be hitched.

The second-seeded Agassi opens against Peter Wessels, a dangerous Dutchman who is ranked only 91st but has shown an affinity for grass-court tennis in the last week.

The Derby was his third victory in seven starts, and he has shown an affinity for a certain kind of racetrack — a sloppy one.

Patrick has shown an affinity for racing at superspeedways, Nascar's biggest tracks, and will have a chance to prove that her finish at Daytona was no fluke when the series heads to Talladega, Ala., in May.

You've shown an affinity  for musicals in your work.

Two of them, Cool Coal Man and Truth Rules, are trained by Nick Zito and have shown an affinity for Monmouth Park's speed-favoring surface.

It came against an accomplished field of six that among them had won 9 of their 11 starts, but Ashado had shown an affinity for a sloppy track in her debut, winning in the slop by seven lengths.

This year, the connections of the fresh horses were not scared away by Super Saver, a colt who had a clean trip over the kind of sloppy footing that he had shown an affinity for.

With rain forecast for Saturday, Collected is likely to find himself running over an off track once again, and while Nyquist won his lone start on a track not rated "fast" – the Florida Derby on a Gulfstream track labeled "good" – several of his rivals have shown an affinity for the mud, albeit in softer company.