cherished
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
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
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
Her family said she died peacefully at a hospice surrounded by "cherished friends", but no cause of death was given.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
His fellow planters cherished him as a visionary for being the first in the region to switch to cotton, leading the profitable charge.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
