dearer

Example Sentences

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"Of course Gaza is dearer than here, but there, there is no home left, nothing."

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

“The freedom I had before the money was paid was dearer to me,” Ms. Jacobs wrote.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2023

“She will be dearer than my children because she will keep the memory alive of her father, mother and siblings.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2023

“We were dear friends. And after I left the show ... we became better friends, dearer friends,” Gifford continued.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2022

Kings made tombs more splendid than houses of the living, and counted old names in the rolls of their descent dearer than the names of sons.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien