held dear

For years I had set aside the writing goals I held dear and opted to put Rob and our blended family first, but in the quiet moments, I felt empty.

While the reality of the friendship between Owens and Long is held dear by both families, their special bond has taken on a life of its own online.

But the roustabout Hal’s dawning maturity costs him the companion he once held dear.

The holiday may be getting more modern, but millennia-old traditions are still held dear in China and other countries.

Gun rights, held dear by many Americans and promised by the country’s 18th century founders, are a contentious issue in a nation with high levels of firearms violence including numerous mass shootings.