- comparative of dear.
dearer
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, what got cheaper diverged sharply from what got dearer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
But the money would not go far, he said, as costs have gone up and "everything has gone dearer".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
"We bring our children and teenagers alongside us so they can see military training, and whenever our leader, dearer than our lives, gives the command, we will all come to the field," she told AFP.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
But in 2023, artists also took another step in reclaiming aspects of our humanity and holding them a little dearer.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
That also I could not understand; yet her humility made her dearer to me.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
