cherished

Example Sentences

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Kant had long cherished the freedom that came with being single.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The moral is that, in everyone’s life, there will be one or two occasions when they will need every dollar, so frugality is to be cherished.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

"I need hardly say that Bermuda, like all the overseas territories, is a most cherished and important member of the British family," the King said during the gathering at Government House.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Darbon said: "This is one of golf's most cherished and historic venues."

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Nana cherished each blue-and-white porcelain piece, the graceful curve of the pot’s spout, the hand-painted finches and chrysanthemums, the dragon on the sugar bowl, meant to ward off evil.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini