dear

Example Sentences

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In his Facebook tribute, fellow “Charles in Charge” actor Willie Aames described Runyon as a “dear dear friend, muse, and encourager.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

May I order you a pine-tree air freshener, my dear?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The American pope, who became head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics in May, is a vocal defender of migrants, an issue which was also dear to his predecessor Pope Francis.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Holly Hunter, who’s a dear friend of mine, we were in that together.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

I look out at our group and see a procession of broken people—unwashed, our hair caked with dirt, our clothes torn, open wounds on our feet, losing faith in everything we once held dear.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar