dear me

Example Sentences

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At first, she said, she thought: “‘Oh, no, dear me, I am a literary author.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2023

Lap 52/67:Vettel made an error heading into the Saxe Turn, going too wide, and found himself unable to correct - there wasn’t the room - so into the barrier he went, and oh dear me!

From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2018

"But if it worked badly, like Credit Suisse, then, dear me, nothing can be allowed to be paid out."

From Reuters • Apr. 13, 2017

Oh, that’s what it is — oh, dear me.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2015

‘Don’t leave me here alone! It’s your Sam calling. Don’t go where I can’t follow! Wake up, Mr. Frodo! O wake up, Frodo, me dear, me dear. Wake up!’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien