Examples of dalliance in a Sentence
an extremely serious scientist who is not much given to dalliance or idle chitchat
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Although their brief dalliance following Wilson's addition to the cast in 2023 ended on less-than-friendly terms, the pair have maintained a will-they-or-won't-they vibe ever since.
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
Even its pricey dalliance with the NFL has favored the particular (a Christmas Day doubleheader) over the general (the Sunday afternoon national window).
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Now impotent as a result, Jan pushes Bess to find new lovers and tell him about her dalliances with them, an odyssey that eventually drives Bess to madness.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
The Bears have publicly made their dalliance with Indiana known since at least December, and Johnson has not put up much of a fight in all that time.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
Even its pricey dalliance with the NFL has favored the particular (a Christmas Day doubleheader) over the general (the Sunday afternoon national window).
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Now impotent as a result, Jan pushes Bess to find new lovers and tell him about her dalliances with them, an odyssey that eventually drives Bess to madness.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
The Bears have publicly made their dalliance with Indiana known since at least December, and Johnson has not put up much of a fight in all that time.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Dalliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dalliance. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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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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