dear
Example Sentences
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"Many have lost their social circle in their patch. Dear friends, who have worked incredibly hard as councillors, who have been thrown out and it's not their fault," one MP said.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
They feel it would send the message: "Dear country, we can't make a decision, so we want a bit more time 'til we do."
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Looking up with a gleaming, wide grin as if to catch her next words, Khong is deceptively calm for a bestselling author whose third book, “My Dear You,” is out this month.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Battle also states in the complaint that Rojas repeatedly asked him to “spy on and video and record” fellow Councilmember Jim Dear.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026
Dear Boy, at last, gave Louis and Mary some idea of what the hammer-wielder must have looked like.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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