- 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
"You can give away lots of points, but if you're £5 dearer than your competitor, people will swap anyway."
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
In the Hungarian countryside, activism often comes at a price, some dearer than others, as campaigners in Jaszfenyszaru can attest.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 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
