How to Use affair in a Sentence

affair

noun
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  • How I choose to live is my affair, not yours.
  • After the war, the government focused on its own domestic affairs.
  • They accused the U.S. of interfering in the internal affairs of other nations.
  • Despite this being a high-scoring affair, neither side ever led by more than five.
    — The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Look for the youngster to best his season average for points and rebounds in what will be a high-scoring affair.
    — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The battle that followed was a one-sided affair, so unimportant that nobody bothered to give it a name.
    — Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022
  • By all indications, this is a rather meaningless affair.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 3 Dec. 2022
  • My party and the government will be responsible for the management of the country’s affairs in the future.
    — New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The meeting on Sunday was a calmer affair than the last one back in October, which created a diplomatic spat.
    — Grant Smith, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Ultimately, so is Cushla’s affair with Michael, which takes on catastrophic moral weight for her by the novel’s end.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2022
  • However, leave it to Neptune in your sixth house of day-to-day affairs to scatter your focus, which can lead to confusion or over-extending yourself.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Musk didn’t respond to a request for comment, nor did Tim Hughes, senior vice president for global business and government affairs.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The first half of the second quarter was a back-and-forth affair.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2024
  • A lot of ink has been spilled about the Bragg/Pomerantz affair.
    — Jennifer Rodgers, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The stars were out for a black-tie affair in the Big Apple on Thursday night.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The clip has nothing to do with the current state of affairs with Clinton.
    — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
  • Thereafter, both throw caution to the wind and engage in a messy affair for the ages.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
  • The project, with playwright David Ives writing the book, was an on-again, off-again affair.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Well, there will soon be a new musical on the whole affair.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The man involved in the affair is a doctor and influencer.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Mark Kelly The course of world affairs may depend on the price of a box of cereal.
    — William A. Galston, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Throw in an affair with the new OB in town, and things start to heat up in her search for true happiness.
    — Liz Kadar, Country Living, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Trump has denied having an affair with Daniels and has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The gathering proved to be a meta affair, more about process than substance.
    — Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Raquel Leviss is opening up about her months-long affair with Tom Sandoval for the first time.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2023
  • For lunch and dinner, the restaurant is a more formal affair.
    — Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
  • Trump has pleaded not guilty in the New York case and denies having an affair with Daniels.
    — Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 11 June 2023
  • As for decor at their affair, the couple wanted to keep it simple.
    — Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
  • An event at the Avant family home wasn’t a stodgy affair with canapes, friends recalled.
    — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Since then, the Engraving Bar has been the perfect finishing touch to the A-List affair.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 14 Mar. 2023

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