cherish
verb (used with object)
to hold or treat as dear; feel love for.
cherishable
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a word derived from
cherish.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Berry’s fictional world is flawed, hard and deeply cherishable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Athletics is a resilient sport and there have been cherishable moments in the opening days of these world championships, as there always are on such occasions.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 30, 2019
You may be heartened to hear that the mystery of life — so brief, so cruel and so infinitely cherishable — is explained.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2016
Beautifying asphalt would seem to be no cinch, but the naked quiddity of the stuff, after a third or fourth look, turns cherishable.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 21, 2016
I found Mr. Monk's barrel of soda quite a cherishable seat on a dull night, for the grocer's lamp was then the centre of a very dark world.
From Old Junk by S. K. (Samuel Kerkham) Ratcliffe
