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affairs

[ US /əˈfɛɹz/ ]
[ UK /ɐfˈe‍əz/ ]
NOUN
  1. matters of personal concern
    get his affairs in order
  2. transactions of professional or public interest
    news of current affairs
    great affairs of state

How To Use affairs In A Sentence

  • “And now, Sir John de Walton,” he said, “methinks you are a little churlish in not ordering me some breakfast, after I have been all night engaged in your affairs; and a cup of muscadel would, I think, be no bad induction to a full consideration of this perplexed matter.” Castle Dangerous
  • Warner wrote from Egypt expressing sympathy for their unfurnished state of affairs, but added, "I would rather fit out three houses and fill them with furniture than to fit out one 'dahabiyeh'. Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete
  • We have no interest in interfering in the internal affairs of other countries.
  • Convenience is, however, in all affairs of life, an execrable test of value.
  • I could continue this yo-yo description of euroland affairs were it not that I will run out of good news to juxtapose against the bad. Euroland Should Prepare for More Ups and Downs in Its Yo-Yo Economy
  • Produced by the BBC's network current affairs unit in Manchester, Real Story will have a three series run of 28 programmes.
  • What is difficult to overlook is her record of being totally ineffective as a four-term assemblywomen, her inability or unwillingness to work with others, even within her own party, and her extreme positions on issues such as Medicare, social security, education, veterans affairs and many others. Mitchell Bard: The Tea Party All-Stars: The Worst of Extreme GOP Midterm Candidates
  • To be reliable, a cognitive mechanism must enable a person to discriminate or differentiate between incompatible states of affairs.
  • He admitted to five different affairs and countless visits to massage parlors for ‘full-body’ massages.
  • His interest in public affairs, especially in social questions, was keener.
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