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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Fox’s shot selection cost the Spurs dearly late on Wednesday, and a Spurs team that started the night shooting a torrid 11-of-16 from deep made just four of their final 16 attempts on the night.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
Wembanyama, whose turnover late in Game 2 cost the Spurs dearly, didn’t make many mistakes Monday.
—Brian Mahoney, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Following the eviction, some Britons expressed concern for the fate of the dogs that the queen cherished so dearly.
—Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 June 2026
This was a team that, after nearly two weeks out of the postseason pressure cooker, had briefly lost its bearings and paid dearly.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 22 May 2026
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
Wembanyama, whose turnover late in Game 2 cost the Spurs dearly, didn’t make many mistakes Monday.
—Brian Mahoney, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Following the eviction, some Britons expressed concern for the fate of the dogs that the queen cherished so dearly.
—Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 June 2026
This was a team that, after nearly two weeks out of the postseason pressure cooker, had briefly lost its bearings and paid dearly.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 22 May 2026
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“Dearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dearly. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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