hold dear
Example Sentences
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Having helped give ramen and Korean cuisine the fine-dining treatment over the last 20 years, David Chang of Momofuku understands the stakes when working with foods that people hold dear.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
That’s diversity, the melting pot, the freedom we hold dear to be whatever we are.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025
He warned of a risk of "far-reaching consequences for the principles of democracy and rule of law which the Pakistani people hold dear".
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
And all this poses some of the biggest questions about who we are and what we hold dear.
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025
Perhaps the most important question one would need to ask of oneself is, Do I hold dear these things?
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
