hold dear
Example Sentences
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Having helped give ramen and Korean cuisine the fine-dining treatment over the last 20 years, David Chang of Momofuku understands the stakes when working with foods that people hold dear.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
He warned of a risk of "far-reaching consequences for the principles of democracy and rule of law which the Pakistani people hold dear".
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
Life can get really hard, and it oftentimes does, and you forget about those precious moments, those snapshots of life that become our little forevers that we hold dear and cherish.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025
This should be shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025
That’s all that I really hold dear to my heart.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
