dearly

[US]/ˈdiəli/
[UK]/'dɪrli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv.at a high price; with deep affection

Phrases & Collocations

My dearly beloved

Dearly missed

Dearly held belief

Example Sentences

The victory was dearly bought.

Victory was dearly bought.

Our victory was dearly bought.

greatness is dearly bought .

He paid dearly for his mistake.

they paid dearly for wasting goalscoring opportunities.

He paid dearly for his careless slip.

his master must have paid dearly for such a magnificent beast.

He would dearly love to see his mother again.

And the special phenomena such as the S wave splitting, the blind points of the S wave splitting and wavefront triplication are dearly observed.

Real-world Examples

But this sight could cost us dearly.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

Mr Edgar, who loved her dearly, was shocked.

Source: "Wuthering Heights" simplified version (Level 5)

It's a habit that is costing France dearly.

Source: BBC News Vocabulary

No, Nelson and Jared both love our mother dearly.

Source: Out of Control Season 3

She didn't say sincerely or I miss you dearly.

Source: Discussing American culture.

And that lack of workers, it costs all of us dearly.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

And my friends, I love you dearly, you know who you are.

Source: 2016 Most Popular Selected Compilation

It would cost VW dearly, but how much, he couldn't say.

Source: NPR News October 2015 Collection

Henry loves his family dearly. He is willing to do anything for them.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

But I'm sure I'll love him dearly if he'll ever look up from the page.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 2

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