chérie
noun
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
chérie
1 American
[shay-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
"I am glad that it is yours, ma chérie," she said, after the pause of her contemplation.
From Tante by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
"Margot, chérie," I whispered, "tell me why you weep."
From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Alfred H. (Alfred Henry) Miles
You are developing philosophy, Blanquette chérie, and your gentle toleration of the infamous does you credit.
From The Belovéd Vagabond by William John Locke
Moments after Golden Tempo’s victory in this year’s Derby, trainer Cherie DeVaux was asked if she would run in the Preakness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
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
“Golden Tempo is amazing. Jose is amazing,” said Cherie DeVaux, who became the first female trainer to win two Triple Crown races.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
But the ceremony made headlines when Labour's soon-to-be Prime Minister Tony Blair attended with his wife Cherie, walking the red carpet alongside King.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Cherie and Ed forgot to mention that the beach portion doesn’t actually belong to them and is public property at all hours of the day.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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