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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Mikel Arteta's side played some of the league's best football at times, with standout seasons from Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice, but dropping points in crucial matches cost them dearly.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
This certainly hasn’t stopped researchers from trying dearly to figure things out.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Instead of a downturn, the stock market went up, and monetary policy was eased, costing him dearly.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Many Republicans are touting it as a landmark achievement, but others are worried the unpopular measure hurts vulnerable people, goes against the party’s working-class outreach, balloons the deficit and could cost Republicans dearly in the next election.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 2 July 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
This certainly hasn’t stopped researchers from trying dearly to figure things out.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Instead of a downturn, the stock market went up, and monetary policy was eased, costing him dearly.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Many Republicans are touting it as a landmark achievement, but others are worried the unpopular measure hurts vulnerable people, goes against the party’s working-class outreach, balloons the deficit and could cost Republicans dearly in the next election.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for dearly
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“Dearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dearly. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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