How to Use near and dear in a Sentence

near and dear

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• My thoughts are with all those who have lost their near and dear ones.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2022
• Why does something so near and dear to me have to be an hour from home?
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
• The night was about the cause that is near and dear to Prescott’s heart.
  — Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2024
• The Kelces have lost a loved one near and dear to their hearts.
  — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 4 Aug. 2025
• The campaign is set in her home and shot by someone near and dear to her.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023
• Early childhood is a cause that's been near and dear to Kate for years.
  — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 18 Jan. 2023
• Priyanka Chopra Jonas has joined a project that is near and dear to her heart.
  — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
• Portland is near and dear to my heart, and that’s why this job is so important to me.
  — oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
• What are some family traditions that you guys hold near and dear to your hearts?
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2023
• Both cohosts spoke about art collecting and topics that are near and dear to their heart.
  — The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
• Cruise with your nearest and dearest — and get rewarded for it, too.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2024
• My Stars campaign to bring awareness to causes that are near and dear to their hearts.
  — Dallas News, 4 Dec. 2022
• To donate to a cause that is near and dear to the Institute’s heart, click here.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 May 2022
• And then, of course, there’s a panel on the future of print – a question near and dear to all of our hearts.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2022
• The past few weeks have been filled with a number of games promoting causes near and dear to teams’ hearts.
  — Olivia Nolan, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2022
• The destination is near and dear to her heart, and happens to be where she got married.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2023
• The third is all the great players and coaches who have given their lives to that school and who are near and dear to my heart.
  — Dallas News, 25 May 2022
• Patrick’s current favorite menu item is another ode to someone near and dear.
  — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
• My inability to perform my best is driving me up a wall—so this question is near and dear to my heart.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 20 Mar. 2023
• And so, obviously, this is near and dear to your heart and to Ariel and the whole mission from the get go.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2023
• The art form is near and dear to Bradley, who has the physical endurance of ballet within her genes.
  — Malik Peay, Essence, 4 Dec. 2025
• According to Grove, both singing and journalism are life-long passions that are both near and dear to him.
  — Josh Duke, cleveland, 26 July 2023
• The couple recruited those near and dear to them to participate in the affair.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023
• Last year, Gilbert kept the surprises coming with a moment near and dear to his family.
  — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
• The Bedroom Window is another film near and dear to the actor's heart.
  — Ryan Parker, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2023
• And how had confronting the climate crisis become near and dear to Offerman’s heart?
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
• Our nearest and dearest connections are hazard in their lives and properties.
  — ABC News, 16 Nov. 2025
• As the anti-apartheid campaign has shown, abuses that appear far and hard to reach can be as near and dear as the school endowment and stock holdings.
  — WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022
• Particularly, the people who are supposed to be nearest and dearest to her.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
• The nearest and dearest to her heart is a place called Sebonack in Southampton, New York.
  — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2024