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 further down towards Enniskillen you go, the dearer it's getting - the cheapest I saw was £1.64," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 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

I preferred the other books, the moderns, which were of course much dearer.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque