Sentence examples for lose affection from inspiring English sources

The core of the word is affect, same as in affection; the usual sense is "to lose affection for".

And the public, while losing affection for Rose, remains fascinated by his ongoing self-destruction from denial and gambling.

No matter how quirky their personal foibles or how penetrating her analysis of their bizarre behavior, Rendell never loses affection for her beloved crackpots.

But by 1962, the year Mr. Fisher's "Phantom of the Opera" appeared, Hammer was losing affection for its premier director.

As that book recounts, his son grew up shy, solitary and dutiful, and somehow managed to throw off the shackles of the father's example without losing affection for him.

To a lot of young athletes, sports just aren't games to play, they're vehicles by which they gain or lose the affection of the most important people in their lives.

Worried about his lack of direction, she insisted he go in her stead or lose her affections.

Despite his current address, Mr. Freund hasn't lost his affection for the West Side.

Mr. Baur never lost his affection for the Pringles' can, which he invented.

Louis XV had lost the affection and respect of his subjects".

She was certainly not depressed and had lost no affection for her boyfriend.