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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The exemptions can cost communities dearly.
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CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
This plan also enables the cost-cutting required by the gift that keeps on taking -- the quarterback now departed but still costing Miami dearly.
—Greg Cote
updated March 17, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Say, package a second-round pick with the dearly departing Tua Tagovailoa’s contract to free up money.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Vegas made the wrong call in net and are paying the price dearly, with what projects to be the 26th best goaltending in the league.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
This plan also enables the cost-cutting required by the gift that keeps on taking -- the quarterback now departed but still costing Miami dearly.
—Greg Cote
updated March 17, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Say, package a second-round pick with the dearly departing Tua Tagovailoa’s contract to free up money.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Vegas made the wrong call in net and are paying the price dearly, with what projects to be the 26th best goaltending in the league.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Dearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dearly. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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