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.
  • You are loved and you will be dearly missed.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Rest in peace my love you will be dearly missed.
    — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Rest in peace my love you will be dearly missed.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • There was no one quite like him, and he will be dearly missed.
    — Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, 4 Sep. 2019
  • The fans loved him dearly for it, and his work will endure.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Ryan left an impact on so many lives and will be dearly missed by all.
    — Riley Moser, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • That means your desire to save a few bucks could cost your heirs dearly.
    — Liz Weston, OregonLive.com, 4 Feb. 2018
  • At home and among all those who loved you dearly, you will be missed always.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2022
  • But in an offense that missed him dearly last year, his place in it, had not.
    — Jacob Klinger, cleveland.com, 23 May 2017
  • Most of all, Robert loved this business dearly.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • Thank you for the years of laughter and comedic genius, you will be dearly missed.
    — Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2022
  • And now, all of us who loved him so dearly say to him, 'Goodnight, sweet dad.
    — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
  • The void felt by his loss can only be filled by knowing how dearly he was loved and will be missed.
    — Jacqueline Charles, miamiherald, 6 Apr. 2018
  • This narrow view is costing them dearly.
    — Chris Turlica, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Clothes have a unique power to wrap us in the love of our dearly departed.
    — New York Times, 8 Apr. 2021
  • So there is some injustice in the fact that Schmidt will pay so dearly.
    — Roger Parloff, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Amazon would dearly love to make Bond 26 a must-see.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • On a day in June, a reporter made this mistake and paid dearly for it.
    — vanityfair.com, 7 July 2017
  • In a short squeeze, traders attempt to drive up the price so that short-sellers are forced to pay dearly.
    — al, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The vastness and huge heart of this tiny woman has touched so many people who love her dearly.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 July 2025
  • The Celtics will dearly miss Tatum, but have the talent to make up for it.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Ohman has lived on Cape Cod for more than 40 years and loves it dearly.
    — Laney Ruckstuhl, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Our family will miss him dearly.
    — CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • Otherwise, we will be stuck paying dearly for shots that the rest of the world will get for much less.
    — oregonlive, 10 July 2020
  • Her voice as an artist, dancer, friend, and dearly beloved of Prince is luminous and raw.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Her little brothers love her dearly and look up to her in every single way.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026

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