How to Use dearly in a Sentence

dearly

adverb

• I would dearly love to see them again.
• He dearly wanted to believe that it was true.
• The Cavs missed him dearly -- at both ends of the floor.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 17 Nov. 2021
• He’s got the heart and the talent and is loved dearly by the fans.
  — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
• Insured or not, the loss of the car could cost him dearly.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2021
• He will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.
  — orlandosentinel.com, 3 Dec. 2019
• There was no one quite like him, and he will be dearly missed.
  — Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, 4 Sep. 2019
• Ohman has lived on Cape Cod for more than 40 years and loves it dearly.
  — Laney Ruckstuhl, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2018
• In a 9-7 loss to the Colorado Rockies, the bookends to Lamet’s start cost the Padres dearly.
  — Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 July 2017
• There is no one else like her, and I, like many, will miss her dearly.
  — Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 24 Apr. 2020
• The result was a 13-7 loss that could end up costing the team dearly in the race for the N.F.C.’s No. 1 seed in the playoffs.
  — New York Times, 7 Nov. 2021
• In the end, however, the fakes cost him even more dearly.
  — Lettie Teague, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2018
• Two blunders in the first half cost the Badgers dearly.
  — Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
• The penalty on Tavon Young late in the game almost cost dearly.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 12 Oct. 2021
• Washington has the best pass defense in the Pac-12 and the Huskies made Nolan pay dearly.
  — oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2021
• Thank you for the years of laughter and comedic genius, you will be dearly missed.
  — Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2022
• That means your desire to save a few bucks could cost your heirs dearly.
  — Liz Weston, OregonLive.com, 4 Feb. 2018
• He was loved by so many people and will be dearly missed.
  — Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 23 June 2018
• On a day in June, a reporter made this mistake and paid dearly for it.
  — vanityfair.com, 7 July 2017
• At home and among all those who loved you dearly, you will be missed always.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2022
• In a short squeeze, traders attempt to drive up the price so that short-sellers are forced to pay dearly.
  — al, 4 Mar. 2021
• So there is some injustice in the fact that Schmidt will pay so dearly.
  — Roger Parloff, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2018
• His bright future, bought so dearly, seemed on the verge of burning out.
  — Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 27 Mar. 2023
• But, one person’s presence was dearly missed among the cast and crew.
  — Breanna Bell, Variety, 6 Jan. 2023
• Clothes have a unique power to wrap us in the love of our dearly departed.
  — New York Times, 8 Apr. 2021
• But in the cloud wars any handicap could cost it dearly.
  — The Economist, 18 June 2020
• Apple will need to pay dearly to get in on some NFL action.
  — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2022
• In fact, Miller might not even be the reliever who’s been missed the most dearly by Cleveland in 2018.
  — Emma Baccellieri, SI.com, 15 May 2018
• The right to freedom of speech is one of our nation’s most dearly held values.
  — Katy Bergen, kansascity, 12 July 2018
• His minor child, now 2 years old, has not been able to see her father since he was incarcerated and misses him dearly.
  — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Jan 2025