held dear
Example Sentences
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He drew shapes that contain and express something sacred, eternal, venues for values he held dear.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
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
Jennifer Huggett from Pembrokeshire has had to give up many things she held dear because of her deteriorating eyesight.
From BBC • Jul. 31, 2023
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
