cherished
Example Sentences
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"I need hardly say that Bermuda, like all the overseas territories, is a most cherished and important member of the British family," the King said during the gathering at Government House.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
This planning includes the money you’re leaving to your cherished charitable causes: The more assets you can leave to beneficiaries as transfer-on-death or payable-on-death, the more of your estate will bypass probate.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
But L.A.’s most cherished landmarks belong to us and us alone, a secret you’re let in on if you live here long enough and pay attention.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Against the conventional wisdom that civil rights were fundamentally different from political rights, Black Americans insisted that both were vital to make real America’s most cherished constitutional ideals.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
All night, just beyond the fringe of her thoughts, through the terror of the hunt and the long cold hours of waiting, she had cherished one small warming memory.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
