deary
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It comes when Callas, resplendent even in a bathrobe, glides into the kitchen to sing at Bruna while the poor deary cooks her an omelet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
Laurie thanked her with a look that made her think in a sudden panic, “Oh, deary me! I know he’ll say something, and then what shall I do?”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
But I’m content, for it’s comin’ to me, my deary, and comin’ quick.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
"Don't let them put you in a hasylum, deary love; be careful what you say, now won't you?"
From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Ashmore, Annie
She must have screamed, then, for she felt Mrs. Mullarky’s arms around her, and she heard the lady’s voice, saying: “Don’t, deary; he ain’t dead, yet—an’ he won’t die—we won’t let him die.”
From The Ranchman by Seltzer, Charles Alden
Step on a crack, my dearies, step on a crack and teach your granny to suck eggs from her one basket.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 2, 2019
We had them all: cat’s-eyes, aggies, dearies, milkies, steelies, glassies, onionskins.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
"For you know, my dearies, your poor Grandmamma has not been well and the start might be bad for her," she explained.
From Us An Old Fashioned Story by Molesworth, Mrs.
You've come to the right shop, dearies, to be sure.
From David and the Phoenix by Raysor, Joan
Then—'Well?' she almost screamed, 'is it really you, my dearies?'
From The Flamp, The Ameliorator, and The Schoolboy's Apprentice by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
