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chère

American  
[sher] / ʃɛr /

adjective

French.
  1. dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.


Example Sentences

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But the relationship improved from then on, with "lieber Emmanuel" and "chère Angela" working closely across the board.

From Reuters • Sep. 16, 2021

By the Seine I met Pierre, He said to me, “Ma chère , Ah, voulez-vous diner?”

From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2021

Sample dialogue for white actors: “Ah, ma chère, we shall make a fine life here indeed.”

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2012

O, chère Soeur, in your sweet faith, are stiffened jaws such a trivial circumstance?

From Liége on the Line of March An American Girl's Experiences When the Germans Came Through Belgium by Bigelow, Glenna Lindsley

In Geneva I shouldn’t be at a loss; I should come to you, chère Madame, with my little inquiry, and what you shouldn’t be able to tell me wouldn’t be worth my knowing. 

From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by James, Henry