dear
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Your stepmother might say: “Of course, my dear, that makes perfect sense. I appreciate you telling me in advance.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
If I had, I would have said: Jared and Steve are trusted members of the president’s team and very dear friends.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
“The crash also claimed the life of Sergio’s dear friend, Tito, and left Tito’s young daughter in critical condition.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
"It's like you're clinging on, for dear life, onto the ball that is continuing to roll, and sort of cursing yourself and the world the entire time."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
A rent of fifteen dollars was a dear price to pay—maybe too dear!
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
“We didn’t keep that,” she said, “but I loved learning what Lydia would do if she could. ‘Eyes forward dears, we are not sitting comfortably in a class room.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
I would think to myself, Oh, my dears, if you could only see who you are speaking to and how hard they work.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2024
He helped a few old dears over the threshold, didn't he?'
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2023
By ingesting the chirpy little dears, Bergenkind seeks to internalize the little guys’ sunny joyfulness.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2016
“Fred, George, I’m sorry, dears, but Remus is arriving tonight, so Bill will have to squeeze in with you two.”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
In the Hungarian countryside, activism often comes at a price, some dearer than others, as campaigners in Jaszfenyszaru can attest.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
“The freedom I had before the money was paid was dearer to me,” Ms. Jacobs wrote.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
“She will be dearer than my children because she will keep the memory alive of her father, mother and siblings.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
“We were dear friends. And after I left the show ... we became better friends, dearer friends,” Gifford continued.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
That also I could not understand; yet her humility made her dearer to me.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
It’s a recipe that’s meant to be shared and enjoyed with your dearest loved ones.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
Your nearest and dearest may be aware you do it, but you don’t discuss it with strangers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
“Thank you for lifting your prayers with ours for our beloved mom, our dearest Nancy, a woman of deep conviction, a good and faithful servant,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
Singer-songwriter Kate Bush paid tribute to 64-year-old Upham, who she said was one of her "very dearest friends" who she had known for 30 years.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
‘Cletus had been Quentyn’s dearest friend for half his life, a brother in all but blood. “Give your bride a kiss for me,” Cletus had whispered to him, just before he died.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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