chérie
noun
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
chérie
1 American
[shey-ree]
/ ʃeɪˈri /
noun
French.
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chéries
plural
Cherie
2
American
[sher-ee]
/ ˈʃɛr i /
Or
Cheri
noun
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She skips away in her black go-go boots and halfway down the block she turns around and smiles at me and says, “Bye, chérie, bye, bye.”
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
Seeing me coming in the door, Mrs. Levy-Cohen exclaims, “It’s always wonderful, chérie, to see you walking!”
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
You are developing philosophy, Blanquette chérie, and your gentle toleration of the infamous does you credit.
From The Belovéd Vagabond by William John Locke
Bring her back here to tea, ma chérie.
From Tante by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
"But, chérie, what have I done?" he inquired, his brown eyes wide with astonishment.
From The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley by Louis Tracy
On the opening “The Outlaw Cherie Lee,” as if sitting around a campfire, actor Jamie Foxx introduces the mythical story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Though it’s ultimately a country-music concept album about the Old West, “The Outlaw Cherie Lee” takes in a wide range of musical styles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Unlike Golden Tempo, who pulled off a 23-1 shocker to make Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner, Taj Mahal will start at a much lower price for Brittany Russell.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
The moment Cherie DeVaux became the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026
Cherie recalls that they were in custody for a time and then one by one they went their separate ways.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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