dearly

/ ˈdɪəlɪ /

adverb

1. very much

   I would dearly like you to go

2. affectionately

3. at a great cost

Example Sentences

But from 294-4, India's innings nosedived as they lost their last six wickets for just 36 runs, bowled out in 48.5 overs, a collapse that cost them dearly.

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"It's clear how loved she was and how much she is dearly missed by those who knew her," the statement continued.

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The children's mother, known only as Cat, told local media outlet RNZ she was "deeply relieved" that "this ordeal has come to an end" after missing her children dearly "every day for nearly four years."

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“I will miss him dearly, but i know he’s making the angels laugh already and back together with his beautiful wife Rochelle.”

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It is strategy in stark contrast to the inertia that gripped Arsenal last season, when their failure to solve an obvious problem - namely sign a recognised striker - cost them dearly.

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