dalliance
noun
dal·li·ance
ˈda-lē-ən(t)s 
Examples of dalliance in a Sentence
an extremely serious scientist who is not much given to dalliance or idle chitchat
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Selena Gomez has went viral more than once for her hair transformations: A ’90s bob haircut revival that mirrored the look that made model Christy Turlington famous, a brief recent dalliance with a wolf cut and bangs.
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Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 17 July 2025
Right-hander Garrett Whitlock is a full-time reliever again after dalliances in the starting rotation in the past three years.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
And this was no fleeting dalliance, but a relationship of real meaning, as evidenced by the 50-year-old cheering them on inside the Allianz Arena last month, as PSG finally won a first Champions League, demolishing Inter Milan 5-0 in the process.
—Glen Levy, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
The 32-team Club World Cup that begins Saturday night in Miami Gardens, Fla., will count as a large step up from those dalliances.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
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Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 17 July 2025
Right-hander Garrett Whitlock is a full-time reliever again after dalliances in the starting rotation in the past three years.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
And this was no fleeting dalliance, but a relationship of real meaning, as evidenced by the 50-year-old cheering them on inside the Allianz Arena last month, as PSG finally won a first Champions League, demolishing Inter Milan 5-0 in the process.
—Glen Levy, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
The 32-team Club World Cup that begins Saturday night in Miami Gardens, Fla., will count as a large step up from those dalliances.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
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“Dalliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dalliance. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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dalliance
noun
dal·li·ance
ˈdal-ē-ən(t)s
1
: play entry 1 sense 2
especially
: the act of flirting
2
: action lacking in importance or seriousness
a short dalliance with politics
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