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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Sunderland would dearly love Bellingham to continue into a third season on Wearside, but their outlook is pragmatic.
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 29 May 2025
The three homers cost him dearly, and his ERA rose to 5.22.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2025
Vegas missed its captain dearly The Golden Knights just aren’t the same team when Mark Stone isn’t on the ice, or the bench.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 15 May 2025
On the diplomatic front, the decision has cost him dearly.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 15 May 2025
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 29 May 2025
The three homers cost him dearly, and his ERA rose to 5.22.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2025
Vegas missed its captain dearly The Golden Knights just aren’t the same team when Mark Stone isn’t on the ice, or the bench.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 15 May 2025
On the diplomatic front, the decision has cost him dearly.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 15 May 2025
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“Dearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dearly. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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