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Example sentences for "dear child"

  • My dear child," said she, "offer up your supplications to God, who disposes at his will of health and of life.

  • Felicie, my dear child, take Jean back to school; Martha will go with you," said Marguerite to her sister.

  • My dear child, have patience for six weeks; after that, I will be judicious.

  • You are right, my dear child; in six weeks they will be finished; I shall have found the Absolute, or the Absolute will be proved undiscoverable.

  • God bless and protect you, my dear child!

  • My dear child, I know you have not," said Charles Osmond, putting his strong hand upon hers.

  • Dear child, it is not that," said madame.

  • Dear child, have you not learned that it is impossible to keep anything from him?

  • My dear child," said he, "you are of an age to take a husband, therefore I am thinking of marrying you to the son of my prime minister.

  • But, my dear child, even that was bad enough!

  • My doings have been noted; the admirable qualities of my style have drawn attention; I'm looked upon as one of the coming men!

  • I should have to get trustworthy advice; complete and detailed estimates would be submitted to you.

  • I can't remember one instance when you have spoken to me as a wife might--a wife who was something more than a man's housekeeper.

  • It was Mr Fadge himself who reviewed my father's book?

  • My dear child, if we live another ten years we shall see the number trebled.

  • I have every right, my dear child, to express an opinion about him or any other man, provided I do it honestly.

  • My dear child, he is not in his right mind.

  • My dear child, it's one of two things: either he is out of his mind, or he has purposely cast you off.

  • But her mother refused to let her go, saying: 'My dear child, it is far too cold; you might freeze to death.

  • The old dame had such large teeth that the girl felt frightened and wanted to run away, but the old woman called after her: 'What are you afraid of, dear child?

  • And the Queen answered sadly: 'Dear child, they belong to your twelve brothers.

  • Formerly, eh, you would never have consented to receive me thus, alone with you, which proves that girls should not be headstrong, my dear child.

  • So that they all vied with each other in their efforts to bring the "dear child" to reason, and to enlighten her with their counsels.

  • He, Costeclar, he dared to call her, "My dear child.

  • I know that such a step must be very painful; but I repeat it, my dear child, you can no longer think of yourself alone; and what one would not do for himself, one does for a mother and a sister.

  • My dear child," she cried, "how could I stay away?

  • She kissed Caroline and called her "dear child" as fondly as usual, shook hands graciously with Captain Elisha, and bowed condescending recognition of Pearson.

  • My dear child, I think my position in society is sufficiently established to warrant a risk or two.

  • Yes, my dear child, he is dead; there is no doubt about it.

  • My dear child, you have been through this valley a score of times without seeming to admire it!

  • Even so I came, dear child, without tidings, nor know I aught of those others, which of the Achaeans were saved and which were lost.

  • I too give thee this gift, dear child, a memorial of the hands of Helen, against the day of thy desire, even of thy bridal, for thy bride to wear it.

  • Let us give thanks to God, my dear child, that it is no worse, and pray to Him to preserve to us what remains, and above all to keep us in good health.

  • Thou art possessed of the devil, my dear child.

  • Seingalt has deceived you, my dear child.

  • I give you my blessing, and I am, my dear child, etc.

  • My dear child," he said, "now and then I find somebody who helps to revive my faith in human nature.

  • My dear child, nothing can be your fault.

  • Dear child," she continued aloud, "it seems to me that children are not conceived by the spirit only.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    believed myself; dear baron; dear boy; dear brothers; dear count; dear doctor; dear duke; dear father and mother; dear foster; dear husband; dear ladies; dear lord; dear maid; dear mama; dear mistress; dear niece; dear ones; dear papa; dear sir; dear soul; dear young; dearest creature; dearest daughter; dearest mother; dearest sister; its history