dear

Example Sentences

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White-collar workers are hanging onto their jobs for dear life, spooked by high-profile layoff announcements, the rise of AI and an unforgiving job market for the unemployed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now they are hanging onto their jobs for dear life, spooked by high-profile layoff announcements, the rise of artificial intelligence and an unforgiving job market for the unemployed.

From The Wall Street Journal

He’s just so sweet and dear and eloquent.

From Los Angeles Times

"A successful businessman whose main goal was to give away his earnings to charities dear to his heart, notably Chabad of Bondi," the organisation wrote on X.

From BBC

“But this time I was going through the ending of a relationship, so I was terrified of losing love. I was holding on to it with dear life.”

From Los Angeles Times