dearer

Example Sentences

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"We bring our children and teenagers alongside us so they can see military training, and whenever our leader, dearer than our lives, gives the command, we will all come to the field," she told AFP.

From Barron's • May 19, 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

“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

That also I could not understand; yet her humility made her dearer to me.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane