held dear
Example Sentences
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There was a discomfort similar to waiting for a tsunami — that whatever was coming would change lives, shake institutions and make people question values and principles that they had long held dear.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
But the roustabout Hal’s dawning maturity costs him the companion he once held dear.
From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2024
The holiday may be getting more modern, but millennia-old traditions are still held dear in China and other countries.
From National Geographic • Feb. 5, 2024
Coach McAdoo has always been the guy that I’ve held dear to my heart, and we’ve always stayed in contact.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2022
As a boy, he’d regarded this place as the physical representation of everything he held dear, everything he valued.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
