cherish
verb (used with object)
to hold or treat as dear; feel love for.
cherishingly
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a word derived from
cherish.
Example Sentences
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So unpardonable, indeed, that left to herself, she might have despaired of forgiveness, and returned to it cherishingly, seven times worse than before.
From Hubert's Wife A Story for You by Lee, Minnie Mary
Then, looking round to make sure we were alone in the sage-brush, he drew from his pocket, cherishingly, a little shining pistol.
From Lin McLean by Wister, Owen
The man held it cherishingly as one of many lovely memories that stretched from this river bank in a strange land back through the years, a link in the long chain.
From The Emigrant Trail by Bonner, Geraldine
