dearer
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, what got cheaper diverged sharply from what got dearer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
"Of course Gaza is dearer than here, but there, there is no home left, nothing."
From Barron's ● May 9, 2026
They are near 27% dearer, rising from an average of 48p per kilogram to 61p.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2023
“The freedom I had before the money was paid was dearer to me,” Ms. Jacobs wrote.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
The child to be born at Randalls must be a tie there even dearer than herself; and Mrs. Weston’s heart and time would be occupied by it.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
