How to Use dearly in a Sentence

dearly

adverb

• I would dearly love to see them again.
• He dearly wanted to believe that it was true.
• The Cavs missed him dearly -- at both ends of the floor.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 17 Nov. 2021
• He’s got the heart and the talent and is loved dearly by the fans.
  — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
• The three homers cost him dearly, and his ERA rose to 5.22.
  — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2025
• Insured or not, the loss of the car could cost him dearly.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2021
• The Celtics will dearly miss Tatum, but have the talent to make up for it.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
• He will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.
  — orlandosentinel.com, 3 Dec. 2019
• There was no one quite like him, and he will be dearly missed.
  — Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, 4 Sep. 2019
• Ohman has lived on Cape Cod for more than 40 years and loves it dearly.
  — Laney Ruckstuhl, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2018
• In a 9-7 loss to the Colorado Rockies, the bookends to Lamet’s start cost the Padres dearly.
  — Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 July 2017
• There is no one else like her, and I, like many, will miss her dearly.
  — Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 24 Apr. 2020
• The result was a 13-7 loss that could end up costing the team dearly in the race for the N.F.C.’s No. 1 seed in the playoffs.
  — New York Times, 7 Nov. 2021
• In the end, however, the fakes cost him even more dearly.
  — Lettie Teague, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2018
• Two blunders in the first half cost the Badgers dearly.
  — Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
• The penalty on Tavon Young late in the game almost cost dearly.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 12 Oct. 2021
• Washington has the best pass defense in the Pac-12 and the Huskies made Nolan pay dearly.
  — oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2021
• Thank you for the years of laughter and comedic genius, you will be dearly missed.
  — Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2022
• That means your desire to save a few bucks could cost your heirs dearly.
  — Liz Weston, OregonLive.com, 4 Feb. 2018
• But in an offense that missed him dearly last year, his place in it, had not.
  — Jacob Klinger, cleveland.com, 23 May 2017
• He was loved by so many people and will be dearly missed.
  — Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 23 June 2018
• On a day in June, a reporter made this mistake and paid dearly for it.
  — vanityfair.com, 7 July 2017
• At home and among all those who loved you dearly, you will be missed always.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2022
• In a short squeeze, traders attempt to drive up the price so that short-sellers are forced to pay dearly.
  — al, 4 Mar. 2021
• The president's kids all love him dearly and tell us so.
  — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 23 May 2017
• The moment is bittersweet for the Petrenkos, who miss their friends dearly.
  — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2026
• But many others have imploded, costing investors who rushed in during the initial boom dearly.
  — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
• Created by hand, often by someone who loves you dearly, a needlepoint stocking requires hours and hours of work to complete.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2025
• And now, all of us who loved him so dearly say to him, 'Goodnight, sweet dad.
  — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
• Most of all, Robert loved this business dearly.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Nov. 2025