affairs
matters of personal concern
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,218 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 14,932 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- matters of personal concern also: personal business, personal matters get his affairs in order
- transactions of professional or public interest news of current affairsgreat affairs of state
affairs in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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A great moment had arrived in his affairs.
The Intrusion of Jimmy · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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What can this stranger know of my family affairs?
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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Then I dismissed him from my mind, and returned to the contemplation of my own affairs.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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And large engineering affairs were allowed to go and rack and ruin while Henry McLean watched his son.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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The vows of our Order by no means hinder us from taking part in the affairs of our own country.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1