DEAR in a Sentence

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For DEAR, below is one of 240 sentences:
You have been ill, very ill, and even the constant letters of dear kind Henry are not sufficient to reassure me on your account.

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 Meanings and Examples of DEAR
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
dear
 a.  regarded with deep affection; cherished by someone
 ad.  at a high cost
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  I arrived here yesterday, and my first task is to assure my dear sister of my welfare and increasing confidence in the success of my undertaking.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 1
2  Farewell, my dear, excellent Margaret.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 1
3  You may deem me romantic, my dear sister, but I bitterly feel the want of a friend.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 2
4  Nothing could equal my delight on seeing Clerval; his presence brought back to my thoughts my father, Elizabeth, and all those scenes of home so dear to my recollection.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
5  You have been ill, very ill, and even the constant letters of dear kind Henry are not sufficient to reassure me on your account.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
6  Little alteration, except the growth of our dear children, has taken place since you left us.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
7  She is very clever and gentle, and extremely pretty; as I mentioned before, her mien and her expression continually remind me of my dear aunt.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
8  I must say also a few words to you, my dear cousin, of little darling William.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
9  Now, dear Victor, I dare say you wish to be indulged in a little gossip concerning the good people of Geneva.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
10  I have written myself into better spirits, dear cousin; but my anxiety returns upon me as I conclude.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
11  Your arrival, my dear cousin," said she, "fills me with hope.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
12  When I reflect, my dear cousin," said she, "on the miserable death of Justine Moritz, I no longer see the world and its works as they before appeared to me.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
13  I am happy to remark, my dear son, that you have resumed your former pleasures and seem to be returning to yourself.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
14  My dear father, reassure yourself.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
15  The expression of your sentiments of this subject, my dear Victor, gives me more pleasure than I have for some time experienced.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
Example Sentence: (30 in 3 pages)
1  Experience keeps a dear school, but fools learn in no other.
2  A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich.
3  Happy birthday to my dear husband.
4  All good things are cheap, all bad things are very dear.
5  Honesty may be dear bought; but can never be an ill pennyworth.
6  Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.
7  My heartfelt thanks to you, dear teacher.
8  Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it.
9  Bonds do not exist for those to whom naught is dear or not dear.
10  May its blessings lead into a wonderful year for you and all whom you hold dear.
11  If there be neither snow nor rain, then will be dear all sorts of grain.
12  Yes, dear, I'll write to mother.
13  It's no sin to sell dear, but a sin to give ill measure.
14  The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.
15  I, naturally, should want most to see the things which have become dear to me through my years of darkness.