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How to use dear in a sentence

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They got their way with dear old Bobby in the end, and they will with Eriksson, but not just yet.
We hold these values dear to our hearts because they resonate with strong emotional ties.
He has good reason to hold Rab dear to his heart, however much he insists he was just a two-dimensional character in a script.
Besides which, at the end of the day, I still have the love of you, my dear, dear readers.
He was the first man she'd been attracted to who was also a good friend and that in itself made him dear to her.
We sing jingles, eat media recommended food and rely on the media to communicate with our dear ones.
Dedication will be made to those who are dear and departed with a touchingness.
The two looked around at their reception and jollily simpered at the limbo line lead by their dear friend Ashton Kutcher.
Not, as your dear little daughter there seems to think, because I am greedy, but because I am always punctual, in justice to the cook.
Sarah whispered softly in remembrance of her dear friend who had passed away two years ago.
To preach a sweet Christ to the fleshly world is the most potent poison that has been given to the dear sheep of Christ from the very beginning.
Bogey woe on the final day cost North Yorkshire's king of swing Simon Dyson dear in the Dubai Desert Classic.
Only, and here comes the woe, dear reader, I did it all in the wrong order.
Both my parents lost relatives very dear to them, and the wider circle of relations has suffered some tough times too.
But this advice comes too late for you, my dear woman, and we must deal with the situation at hand.
There is a knack to dealing with a mango, which contains a long, thin stone to which the flesh clings for dear life.
My dear brothers and sisters, I have chosen to appear before you to offer my deepest regrets and unqualified apologies to a traumatized nation.
The dear mademoiselle fainted at the height and I believe she is a tad ill.
This was when we discover that my dear friend, trusted driver and car owner had a fear for heights.
It's all right for the dear departed, they swan off without a care in the world.
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Ben gave a chirrup, the horses began to move, and that was the end of dear old Tunxet.
Could not I run down to Grasmere for a week, with kibble to take care of me, and see dear grandmother?
Haven't you found out yet, dear Mrs. Elton, what my uncle's favourite phrase is?
The poor dear thought so, but a dealer to whom I took it said it was a Tyrolean copy.
My dear son, I can't have you consorting with that sort of person all your life.
What would happen if Rennie, the dear mother and straw-boss of us all, should slip before a car and be seriously injured to-night?
What is it all about, dear Lysistrata, That you've called the women hither in a troop?
Having got rid of my dear brother and his friends, I returned to make my adieu to my cousin.
But, my dear child, you had plenty of money of your own in the bank, and your own checkbook.
Is it for these things I give up wife, and patrie, and immigrate myself out of dear France?
You know, or you do not know, my dear Colette, that we destroy nothing in the house.
In the wilderness, I find something more dear and connate than in streets or villages.
Let me interest you, my dear Cunningham, in behalf of the gentleman who waits on you with this.
It is for me to fill your cups again, since you have drained them to my dear lads of the white jerkin.
The sight of them brought tears to my eyes and carried me out of the Scotch mist back to dear old Maryland.
We will stick to De Quincey's definition, and for heaven's sake, my dear fellow, do get Lynwood out of that awful plight!
The self-devoted Louisianian loses from sight the little knot of dear ones on the wharf.
You will not be an academician, but you will always be my dear little lover.
I well know that you will keep it, and have my dear Horatio to drink my health.
My dear Madam, I am really getting too serious, philosophic, and melancholic.
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