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Example sentences for: dear

How can you use “dear” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Dear Prudie,
Dear Lisa,
Dear Prudence,
The justification for reprinting it would be that although I find his explanation totally convincing, it is not to be found either in the original edition of the OED under the word dear , to which he refers, or in the revised edition published in 1989.