: dearly loved : dear to the heart
our beloved grandmother
a beloved public figure
beloved
noun
Examples of beloved in a Sentence
He is a beloved public figure.
an actor beloved by millions of fans
one of the city's most beloved buildings
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Sanders was still mourning the loss of his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers, who’d fled west, to Los Angeles, nearly seventy years ago.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Noreen Vance 's beloved sister Angela has severe Down syndrome and needs help with daily life.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
But aside from becoming a cultural phenomenon, its characters and songs quickly became beloved.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole just landed on the streamer and the nine-episode Scandi series focuses on his beloved Harry Hole novels, the troubled detective that launched the powerhouse Norwegian author’s writing career.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Noreen Vance 's beloved sister Angela has severe Down syndrome and needs help with daily life.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
But aside from becoming a cultural phenomenon, its characters and songs quickly became beloved.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole just landed on the streamer and the nine-episode Scandi series focuses on his beloved Harry Hole novels, the troubled detective that launched the powerhouse Norwegian author’s writing career.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Beloved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beloved. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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