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ma chère

American  
[ma sher] / ma ˈʃɛr /
French.
  1. (referring to a woman or girl) my dear.


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Sample dialogue for white actors: “Ah, ma chère, we shall make a fine life here indeed.”

From New York Times Sep. 5, 2012

"As you like, ma chère," answered her mother: "it is your own money."

From Adventures of a Sixpence in Guernsey by A Native by Anonymous

"Au revoir, ma chère," he answered, mastering his voice with all his strength.

From The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette by W. D. (William Douw) Lighthall

But, ma chère, you have no patience with Aunt Patty.

From Adèle Dubois A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Brunswick by Mrs. William T. Savage

Voilà, ma chère, at the end of a few years she comes back to you, and you will not know her!

From Pixie O'Shaughnessy by William H. C. Groome

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