Used in a Sentence

affairs

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for affairs.

Editorial note

The fact that the nytimes is bleeding money while still producing content of this quality is a sad state of affairs.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

transactions of professional or public interest

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of affairs gathered in one view.

noun

transactions of professional or public interest

noun

matters of personal concern

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for affairs.

noun

transactions of professional or public interest

noun

matters of personal concern

Example sentences

1

The fact that the nytimes is bleeding money while still producing content of this quality is a sad state of affairs.

2

Given the state of affairs it would help if all patent litigation fees were paid for by the government.

3

There already is a God (Eru/Iluvatar), and he's utterly absent from world affairs after the Creation.

4

The number of people who own their own jets, multiple vacation houses, and have paid staff to manage their affairs?

5

So for consumers (and regulators), this state of affairs would be indistinguishable from a traditional monopoly.

6

It has been pointed out that this state of affairs has led to many criminal/politically harmful events to be widely known.

7

Germany is not lacking its own voice and reach into the affairs of other countries.

8

One could make the argument that having table layout behavior decoupled from a specific tag is a perfectly desirable state of affairs.

9

Yes, it is a thing, and it is a sad state of affairs.

10

People have a right to privacy in personal affairs, but people need to make arrangements for their privacy when they're at the workplace.

11

We got involved with Europe's affairs because we made a killing selling them military equipment to blow each other up.

12

These are men in their 60s and 70s who employ opsec to keep affairs concealed from their wives and the husbands of their mistresses.

Quote examples

1

Maybe it's time to embrace that our "effective privacy" was only a temporary state of affairs, a historical abberation of the industrial age.

2

As an agnostic, I've never thought, "we need an alternative." That probably has to do with the fact that marriages and funerals, even religious ones, are already highly personal, custom affairs.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use affairs in a sentence?

The fact that the nytimes is bleeding money while still producing content of this quality is a sad state of affairs.

What does affairs mean?

transactions of professional or public interest

What part of speech is affairs?

affairs is commonly used as noun.