near and dear

idiom

: very close in relationship

friends who are near and dear

my nearest and dearest friend

Examples of near and dear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There's nothing like trolling your nearest and dearest — just ask Kourtney Kardashian. —Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024

Look to Dries Van Noten, Bottega Veneta, and Altuzarra for some of our favorite picks to hold near and dear. —Madeline Fass, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024

Durst’s show will reportedly center around a subject very near and dear to his heart — UFOs and conspiracy theories (seriously, the man is like a nu-metal Tom DeLonge in this regard). —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024

Priyanka Chopra Jonas has joined a project that is near and dear to her heart. —Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024

The new initiative committed to raising $1M for Protect Our Winters (POW), the Wildland Firefighter Foundation, and American Prairie, is near and dear to White. —Nina Kokotas Hahn, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2024

One place that’s near and dear to my heart is Big Wave Bay Beach, a brisk 45-minute hike from my doorstep in Chai Wan. —Kissa Castañeda, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024

On Tuesday, the Nope actress, 30, used social media to share a clip of herself singing a song that is near and dear to her heart. —Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024

Drew Barrymore dedicated Friday's episode of her daytime talk show, which centered on breast cancer awareness, to someone very near and dear to her costar Ross Mathews: his late mom. —EW.com, 20 Oct. 2023