chère
Americanadjective
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
Sample dialogue for white actors: “Ah, ma chère, we shall make a fine life here indeed.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2012
"Ah, then, ma chère tante, behold the immense luncheon Margot has provided—good Margot, to whom we wish to render this service!"
From Harper's Young People, August 31, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
With lips too seared to articulate, they would try to speak and one could occasionally catch an indistinct "de l'eau," or a half-formed "Merci, chère Soeur," but never a moan or a groan.
From Liége on the Line of March An American Girl's Experiences When the Germans Came Through Belgium by Glenna Lindsley Bigelow
“Adieu, chère Rosalie! we shall soon meet again, let us hope, never more to part.”
From Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise
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