Examples of dearly in a Sentence
I would dearly love to see them again.
He dearly wanted to believe that it was true.
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Although your phone log may not have many numbers, the people who are in your life are the ones who love you dearly and will always support you.
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Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
There were stretches earlier in the season where the Dolphins’ penalty-prone play cost the team dearly in close losses.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
Movies skewer and satirize a political system that dearly deserves both.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The war, which has afforded Moscow significant gains in the east of Ukraine throughout 2024, has cost Russia's land forces dearly.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
There were stretches earlier in the season where the Dolphins’ penalty-prone play cost the team dearly in close losses.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
Movies skewer and satirize a political system that dearly deserves both.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The war, which has afforded Moscow significant gains in the east of Ukraine throughout 2024, has cost Russia's land forces dearly.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Dearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dearly. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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