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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On both occasions, Liverpool had been the better team by a distance, but their inability to kill off either game by building a two-goal advantage cost them dearly.
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Andy Jones, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Yes, Julia Stiles’s love interest was a man, but said man was dearly departed gay icon Heath Ledger, and besides, her interests in the film included reading The Bell Jar, listening to The Raincoats, and working on her application to Sarah Lawrence.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
The Celtics will dearly miss Tatum, but have the talent to make up for it.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Their decision will cost Oakland taxpayers dearly for years to come.
—Libby Schaaf, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
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Andy Jones, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Yes, Julia Stiles’s love interest was a man, but said man was dearly departed gay icon Heath Ledger, and besides, her interests in the film included reading The Bell Jar, listening to The Raincoats, and working on her application to Sarah Lawrence.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
The Celtics will dearly miss Tatum, but have the talent to make up for it.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Their decision will cost Oakland taxpayers dearly for years to come.
—Libby Schaaf, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Dearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dearly. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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