dearest
Example Sentences
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It’s a recipe that’s meant to be shared and enjoyed with your dearest loved ones.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
As long as you and your wife have enough set aside for retirement, keep living the dream and passing it along to your nearest and dearest.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026
By then police had arrested dozens of pro-democracy figures, including many of “my dearest friends and colleagues,” she says, and she noticed what looked like a police vehicle loitering outside her home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
But some people said borrowing from their nearest and dearest had affected those relationships.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025
“Mr. Weston do not trifle with me.—Consider how many of my dearest friends are now in Brunswick Square. Which of them is it?—I charge you by all that is sacred, not to attempt concealment.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
