Sentence examples for only affection from inspiring English sources

There is no controversy in "Mad Women," only affection for Garland and bittersweet recollections of Mr. Fleck's past.

Stephanie Riley provides not only affection but an understanding ear, and she shows him pictures and tells him stories about her native Ireland.

When I opened the door on that recent visit, though, I saw a dark-haired boy — my 6-year-old son, Seth — who by all appearances felt only affection for my father.

After watching it a few minutes in, the fact that the only affection exchanged is a "tight hug" left me totally confused and wondering if they are, in fact, siblings.

After watching it a few minutes in, the fact that the only affection exchanged is a "tight hug," I am totally confused and wonder if they are, in fact, siblings.

Only the affection emanating from the audience is sincere.

Female sea lions only feel affection for their own babies, so if a mother dies its children are doomed.

He feels only "great affection, great warmth," he says, and that turns out to be a good enough start.

May herself gives the impression that the only childhood affection she got was the time a horse mistook her knuckles for a corn cob.

After toying with titles like "The Bop Decameron" and "Nero Fiddled," Mr. Allen changed the film's name to one that reflected not only his affection for Italy but also for that country's proud tradition of cinema and maverick filmmakers who inspired him to make personal movies of his own.

SP The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats, by Jeffrey Masson (Vintage, £7.99) Previous cat books, Masson argues, wrongly depict them as aloof, solitary narcissists that only simulate affection for us to gain shelter and food; whereas in reality they're highly sociable, watch other creatures intently, and possess an emotional palette stretching far beyond fear and cupboard love.