They were great baseball fans.    From LearnThat.org. 

fan hatred.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

"And, well, who have ever heard the term fan-boys?" she asks.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Jakarta Post Breaking News] Reference

The other part about being a fan is that a fan is always an outsider.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Enthusiast] Reference

Did you know that the word "fan" in this context derives from "fanatic"?.    From Wordnik.com.  [BLACK FIRE] Reference

Selling one of your drawings to your fan is a great step, I respect that.    From Wordnik.com.  [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Another auction…buy the controversy.] Reference

What that does however is create issues with what I call fan-specialists.    From Wordnik.com.  [End of the Year Empire News] Reference

Then again I'm not what you call a fan of Blu-Ray anyway so you could say I'm a bit biased.    From Wordnik.com.  [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference

Now after you voted, a really cool feature that we've added here on CNN is what we call a fan page.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 3, 2009] Reference

There's a reason why the word "fan" is short for fanatic, and his name is Sy Nazif.    From Wordnik.com.  [post-gazette.com - News] Reference

One casual sci-fi fan is loving the new TV season.    From Wordnik.com.  [December 2006] Reference

A hood overhead with a decent fan is the way to go.    From Wordnik.com.  [Venting Stoves/Ovens] Reference

Central - Please remove the word fan from your name.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

As a long term fan it literally took my breath away.    From Wordnik.com.  [MuggleNet] Reference

The professional baseball fan is an American phenomenon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Play Ball!] Reference

Jul 3 - Katsushiro Harada is a long-term fan of Ryu and co.    From Wordnik.com.  [VideoGamer.com - All Updates] Reference

But if you think Grandma is a Sarah Palin fan, think again.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tina Dupuy: The Incredible Shrinking Women] Reference

Evanier is scarcely the only Darin fan inclined to answer no.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chameleon With a Toupee] Reference

I know as a fan you are looking for the bright side of things.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sports News : CBSSports.com] Reference

Pablo Martinez Pascual, a fan from the Spanish 2nd division team.    From Wordnik.com.  [Soccer Blogs - latest posts] Reference

The beauty of baseball, for a fan, is that it's played every day.    From Wordnik.com.  [Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories] Reference

After all, a fan is often defined by his or her taste; it is who we are.    From Wordnik.com.  [Short Fiction: Why Aren't You Buying It?] Reference

Civil and military officials are designed under the general term fan muh.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon] Reference

One rabid, loyal, to-the-death fan is worth 1,000 normal fair-weather fans.    From Wordnik.com.  [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Diary #67: “The Next Step”] Reference

By the final determinations of his judgment (v. 12); Whose fan is in his hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference

Firstly, like many people based in Europe, I have been a long term fan of Nokia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Open Gardens] Reference

A true fan is the one who cheers his heart out when his team is getting stomped.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sitting in the stands, waiting for Green Bay] Reference

As one who loves to cook ethnic foods, a kitchen exhaust fan is on my must-have list.    From Wordnik.com.  [Venting Stoves/Ovens] Reference

Even AOL's biggest long-term fan, analyst Mary Meeker of Morgan Stanley, is doubtful.    From Wordnik.com.  [You've Got Questions] Reference

Everyone who isn't over the AMAs was never going to be a long term fan to begin with.    From Wordnik.com.  [EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines] Reference

Not only is he a long-term fan of Anvil, having worked as a roadie for them back in the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Film | guardian.co.uk] Reference

I wonder if any Star Wars fan is nuts enough to built one with a projector from scratch.    From Wordnik.com.  [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Help Me Obi Wan-na Projector] Reference

Notes Firstly, like many people based in Europe, I have been a long term fan of Nokia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference

A lot of people don't realize this, or, more to the point of the entitled fan, don't care.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ADD Blog at Comic Book Galaxy] Reference

A one-sou fan is his principal instrument -- by it he keeps the little fires from going out.    From Wordnik.com.  [William James] Reference

Exceptional control, graphics, level-design and replay value make this title a fan favourite.    From Wordnik.com.  [GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features] Reference

I'm not the biggest fan of Benes 'storytelling chops-in fact, what's the opposite of the word fan?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blog@Newsarama] Reference

Now, after you voted, a really cool feature that we've added here at CNN is that we call a fan page.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 1, 2009] Reference