dearly
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William Campbell/Corbis via Getty Images Sen. Jon Tester — perhaps the Democratic incumbent President Trump most dearly wanted to defeat — eked out a win for a third term. — Andrew Prokop, Vox, "Jon Tester reelected to US Senate, holding on to Montana seat for Democrats," 7 Nov. 2018 But Trump dearly wanted a second vacancy, one that could transform the court for a generation or more. — Adam Liptak And Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com, "How the White House quietly worked to get Justice Kennedy to move aside," 29 June 2018 Steltenkamp dearly wants to see Beilein win a title, but Loyola coach Porter Moser, a graduate of Creighton, is Jesuit-educated too. — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, "Villanova and Loyola reaching Final Four brings to light Catholic embrace of basketball," 28 Mar. 2018 Beachwood offers a lot of things that Denise dearly wants -- better schools, a safer neighborhood and more people like herself who want their children to go to college. — Sharon Broussard, cleveland.com, "Anton family moves from impoverished Garfield Heights neighborhood to affluent Beachwood, a world away: A Greater Cleveland," 2 Mar. 2018 For Berta Kondorura's family, the funeral was a chance to showcase its standing in the community — and how much the family cared for its dearly departed. — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, "A man was crushed to death beneath his mother’s coffin," 18 June 2018 Taking in every breath, every sight, and sound and holding it dearly. — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, "Joanna Gaines’s New Year’s Resolution Is Something Everyone Should Adopt This Year," 3 Jan. 2019 One result of the therapy is that Annie meets Joan (Ann Dowd), a fellow-mourner, warm and courteous, who teaches her how to contact the dearly departed. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, "“Hereditary” Delivers a New Kind of Horror," 7 June 2018 Most of the non-dead main characters will be making a return for season 2 (and even one of the dearly departed might return). — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, "Everything We Know So Far About 'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 2," 5 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dearly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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