Sentence examples for was a fondness from inspiring English sources

It was a fondness for fitness, not decadence, that led Mr. Blair to the club business.

The exception to his otherwise conservative appearance was a fondness for ruby, sapphire, jade or onyx pinky rings, and for expensive cigars.

One of the movement's early sins was a fondness for eugenics, the belief that contraception was perfect for "dull-minded natives," as one enthusiast put it, or for curbing the share of melanin in the admixture of humanity.

It seems likely that the current occupant of the White House & his advisers--to say nothing of the rest of us--would be vastly relieved if the most serious thing the President had to explain was a fondness for getting out of town.

One is a fondness for plagiarism.

Another is a fondness for disappearing down rabbit holes in search of tasty minutiae.

Maybe sensing the need to cheer people up, there is a fondness for inspirational quotes.

MOSCOW -- One hallmark of the yuppie lifestyle adopted by Russians lucky or talented enough to afford it is a fondness for yoga and many things Indian.

Whether you're vegetarian, meat eater, soup slurper, wine lover or none of the above, the only thing you need is a fondness for beans.

And there's a fondness for toasty ancillary flavors: the squid ink crumbs, the lamb's coffee wrapper, the milk skin.

Clearly strong imagery is very important to Adele as the name 'bird' originates from a nickname of hers: "there's a fondness attached to the name for me.