cherished
Example Sentences
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“They make me feel less alone,” says Grace, and she and Susanna can both quote from Plath’s “The Bell Jar,” a cherished touchstone of every sensitive adolescent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Cases like Kelver’s expose key contradictions at the heart of our cherished rhetoric of armed self-defense.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
Nonetheless, he’s always cherished the joy of playing for the sake of playing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
The family of Fisher said she was an "an extraordinary woman", while Green's family said he was a "caring and devoted son, brother, grandson, and partner to Iona, whom he loved and cherished".
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
It was his hatred and his intelligence that he cherished, the one feeding the other.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
