Sentence examples for with an affection for from inspiring English sources

So I am cursed with an affection for something that can only hurt me.

There's more, lots more, because Bellos is a magpie, with an affection for the denizens of this often neglected world.

Yet, in addition to coordinating things masterfully, Ingo Metzmacher conducts with an affection for the score that is palpable, and the Vienna Philharmonic responds magnificently.

"Succeeding in period pieces has as much to do with an affection for the material as it does with an affinity for it," he said.

Mr. Ellis, a Raleigh lawyer with an affection for seersucker suits, has been at Mr. Helms's side through most of his political life.

The tireless Davis and Fosdick guide visitors through the museum every weekend with an affection for the man that is almost palpable.

Flame also shares a quirkier trait with Duqu: an affection for American movie characters.

The "Back to the Future" actor starred as the doc with OCD (and an affection for J.D.!) on two "Scrubs" episodes in 2001. .

Second, the fact that amo, amas, amat was invariably said with a smile suggested an affection for Latin that wasn't revealed when I mentioned other languages.

Though it is a deeply felt novel, Sjón's prose is never histrionic or overwrought, balancing rage and hallucination (there are echoes of Artaud and Ballard) with a gentleness of spirit, an affection for precision and the small scale.

It took more than one take, he said with a smile, but it showed an affection for him.