cherished
Example Sentences
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She immediately filed away the messy work-in-progress and began writing a fictional ode to a cherished friend, former publishing executive Jim Fox, to whom “Whistler” is dedicated.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Kant had long cherished the freedom that came with being single.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Another song, Lost Horizon, was rescued from an early 2000s demo that McCartney's late engineer Eddie Klein had cherished.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
"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
She cherished her chickens more than those children and coveted Cora’s land to expand her coop.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
