How to Use endearment in a Sentence

endearment

noun
  • And how has the use of the term evolved into one of endearment?
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2020
  • Turns out, this is a term of endearment, not an insult.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 17 June 2026
  • Divorce now is in the cards, but the terms are anything but of endearment.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2025
  • But that doesn’t mean that all terms of endearment are created equal.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Their friendship has even inspired fans to coin their names as a term of endearment.
    — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Is wifey a term of endearment—not to be confused with the actual wife?
    — James R. Sanders, VIBE.com, 16 Aug. 2024
  • It’s also not meant to be used as a term of endearment for babies, Cao notes.
    — Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 23 Sep. 2024
  • This term of endearment was once a very popular name used by men to describe their girlfriends.
    — Nina Derwin, Woman's Day, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The Old Gays started out as a term of endearment and an inside joke.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022
  • Depending on the tone and context, the words can be insults or terms of endearment.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Whiting has posted dozens of comments on fan pages — along with terms and emojis of endearment— about the singer.
    — Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Fans quickly filled the comments with throwbacks to the couple’s on-screen terms of endearment.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • There’s no hurdle too major, no incline too steep for the duo’s fervent endearment.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2020
  • One term of endearment to one group could be a form of incredible shame and abuse to another.
    — John Brandon, Fox News, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Bubba, by the way, was a term of endearment Buffett’s bandmates and friends used around him.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Every greeting in my Miami comes with a kiss on the cheek and a term of endearment.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 June 2022
  • The Man have home-state ties -- a twist of endearment to an otherwise bitter cocktail.
    — Nathan Rizzo | Special To The Oregonian, oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2021
  • In that case, think of food names and terms of endearment, such as Buttercup and Honey.
    — Shelby Deering, Woman's Day, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Users insult each other’s—and their own—intelligence as terms of endearment and badges of honor.
    — Jason Zweig, WSJ, 26 Mar. 2021
  • As far as how my look came to be called dewy dumpling, dumpling has always been my term of endearment, the same way people use sweetheart or cupcake.
    — Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The pending demise of El Pino turned out to be hearsay, but the endearment from the public was all real.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2023
  • From insults to terms of endearment, Shakespeare turned to the animal kingdom to get his point across.
    — National Geographic, 19 Apr. 2016
  • What may be a term of endearment in one context can be perceived differently in another.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
  • And if a newspaper can’t refer to a woman with the same words of endearment her husband uses, what’s the world coming to?
    — Mary McNamara Culture Columnist and Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2020
  • End the card with a closing term of endearment that fits the status of you and your Valentine’s relationship.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Then take a deep breath and remind yourself that this term of enragement is meant as a term of endearment, however misguided.
    — cleveland, 5 Sep. 2020
  • His voice was at the center of every song, reedy and gritty, strong enough for preacherly declamations and smooth enough to carry a lover’s endearments.
    — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2020
  • Cooper said Porter-Kelly and his friends used the N-word as a term of endearment and didn’t mean it in a hateful way.
    — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2017
  • But the pilgrims kept arriving, bearing still more bouquets and notes of endearment addressed to the only queen most have ever known.
    — Adam Geller, ajc, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Dudinha is a Portuguese term of endearment for the name Eduarda, which means rich and blessed guard.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025

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