- a variation of deary.
dearie
Example Sentences
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The clerk replied, “‘Oh, don’t worry dearie, all the boys buy their clothes from us,’” he recounted in an interview with the Age newspaper in Melbourne.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2023
The Scottish lament, “Sleep, dearie, sleep,” echoed through the abbey as the service drew to a close and the coffin was carried to a naval gun carriage for the trip.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
The Sovereign's Piper of the Royal Regiment of Scotland will play 'Sleep, dearie, sleep'.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2022
Chorus: Oh dearie me / Something bad / Is happening / In the jungle / And in the heavens.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2010
"Will you be coming in, dearie? Or will you be stopping out there in the rain?"
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
