cherished
Example Sentences
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At the event, Trump highlighted the drugs’ “life-changing potential for those suffering from severe mental illness and depression, including our cherished veterans.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Dolly was a cherished friend of the Madonna Inn,” the hotel said in the post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Parton became famous to a new generation not as a country singer or movie star but as “The Book Lady,” a designation she cherished.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
Diana had made her two cherished boys promise to always stand by one other, but almost 30 years after her death they are no longer talking.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
It was the dream I cherished when I entered prison at the age of forty-four, but I was no longer a young man, I was seventy-one, and I could not afford to waste any time.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
