à fond

[ a-fawn ]

noun

, French.

1. to or toward the bottom; thoroughly; fully.

Example Sentences

For her, the pretty, low-key tunes on “Amy Allen” are both a fond throwback to her adolescence, when she’d “just sit on my bed and write a poem and put it to music,” and a means of preserving the present for the future.

From Los Angeles Times

The reformed racist Muriel Donnelly of “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” bids a fond farewell to those she has aided in “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.”

From Los Angeles Times

On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: a fond farewell.

From Slate

Also last week, AP photographers captured the action as Manchester United defied the odds to upset city rival Manchester City in the FA Cup final in London, Atalanta ended Bayer Leverkusen’s record 51-game unbeaten run by winning the Europa League, Josef Newgarden won the Indianapolis 500 auto race, Iran played India during the Asian women’s volleyball Challenge Cup in Manila, Philippines, and Paris Saint-Germain players gave Kylian Mbappé a fond farewell after winning the French Cup final.

From Seattle Times

“Helena, I’m not going to London, England, for pity’s sake, wherever it is. The idea! I am only seeing you off. I am only here to bid you a fond toodle-oo.”

From Literature