How to Use fondness in a Sentence

fondness

noun
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  • I have a fondness for expensive chocolate.
  • The four-star has not held back on his fondness for the program.
    — Kayla Harvey, cleveland, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Even the fierce cadre of the young is observed with as much fondness as ridicule.
    — Dan Cryer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Despite their fondness for the complex, the cost came as a bit of a shock.
    — Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Don’t think Tom couldn’t hear the cries of those who had a fondness for whomever was No. 2.
    — Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2022
  • And returnees brought back their fondness for Australia in the form of brunch cafés.
    — Clarissa Wei, Bon Appétit, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Her fondness for pink in the arts shaped the culture and taste of people across Europe.
    — Popular Science, 20 July 2023
  • Your fondness for Taylor Swift comes up a lot in your act.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 July 2022
  • But neither shares Fitzhugh’s fondness for work of any length.
    — Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2021
  • Lott did not grow up in a family with a fondness for guns.
    — Mike Spies, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The business itself, as well as its name, reflect their fondness for both the area and a good cup of joe.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Bertuzzi scores Bertuzzi picked up his 13th goal of the season because of his fondness for being around the net.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Ronnie Van Zandt, lead singer/face of the group, had an active fondness for Jack Daniel’s.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Both Song and Lee have a fondness for the place, as well as the neighborhood and New York in general.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2023
  • Sherman has a fondness for the Stoics’ approach to life.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Most of the viewers who helped make those movies hits are still alive, and there’s a lot of fondness for this character.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2023
  • He will be missed by all his fans and remembered with great fondness by his friends.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The moral center of the clan is Esther’s father, Aaron, who has a special fondness for Paul.
    — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2022
  • But the Simpsons’ fondness for the arts includes music, too.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Williams has a fondness for the franchise and city and believes the feeling is mutual.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2023
  • And Gomez still looks back at her time on Wizards of Waverly Place with a great deal of fondness.
    — Seventeen, 30 June 2022
  • Schoolmates teased him about his name and his fondness for sketching.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 14 June 2021
  • In her own remarks at the ceremony, Cox looked back at her time on the show with fondness.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2023
  • My husband had no fondness for smut, for assaults on the sacred.
    — Marie Ndiaye, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Perched on the edge of a vibrant couch in her New York City apartment, Baranski has a fondness in her voice.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Given the wide cultural fondness for Gene Wilder’s famed take, that would be no easy task.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024
  • According to The Crown alum, her fondness for the genre died during a sleepover as a teenager.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 1 July 2024
  • Smith had a particular fondness for the Spanish donkeys, which show up in many of the works.
    — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The line draws upon the model’s memories of her upbringing as well as her fondness for fall.
    — Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Because of their fondness for vegetables, a pumpkin sitting on a front porch can be a tempting snack.
    — Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024

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