dear

Example Sentences

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What she surely isn’t expecting, however, as she buys food and makes croquetas in preparation for an eagerly awaited visit from her daughter from Madrid, is that this trip will threaten all she holds dear.

From Los Angeles Times

She said she previously received a kidney in 2017 “from a dear friend” but that she has faced “many complications since,” including the BK virus.

From Los Angeles Times

“Do you care to answer that one, my dear?”

From Literature

In a statement last week, she said: "We will not allow the blood of these dear ones to be consigned to oblivion or the truth to be lost in the dust."

From BBC

But that old bookcase floated, and Uppity hung on for dear life as the water carried him downstream.

From Literature