Put it to yourself, you have some common sense, my dear old friend!
Let us have no further misunderstanding upon that point, my dear old friend.
Still, because you are my dear old friend, I am willing to trust you with this discovery of mine, on condition that you don't attempt to remove it from my sight, and that you return it to me the moment I require you.
Don't you remember the song we used to sing in old, dear old days?
I am a poor literary hack; but I give you my word, my dear old Philistine, that I would willingly change places with you.
Dinah likes him immensely; she is getting an empty pedestal ready for him--you know my dear old Dinah's way, bless her.
Mac said, but he was not looking at "dear old uncle" as he made the fervent remark, for he saw only the slender blond girl nearby and stretched out his hands to meet hers, forgetful of the green water tumbling between them.
Yes, but he is like other young men, while you are a dear old bookworm.
Moved and puzzled] My dear old thing; you mustn't get into fantods like this.
My dear old girl, I don't want to be a brute; but it's a bit difficult to believe in that, except in novels.
The journey would have proved too severe for me, but that my dear old grandmother--blessings on her memory!
And my dear old grandmother, whom you turned out like an old horse to die in the woods--is she still alive?
Dear old "Uncle Christmas" is busy preparing for his expedition in search of the famous Wakulla volcano.
And in another minute "dear old Go Bang," as the children already called it, was hidden from view behind the trees around the sulphur spring.
Mother said what she had to say, and then I came to you, my dear old Journal.
And now, my dear old journal, let me tell you a secret that has to do with life, and not with death.
At any rate I put it to you, my dear old journal, whether it is pleasant to live with people who behave in this way?
Haughton shall have my warmest thanks for giving me such companionship; dear old fellow, he did not forget my request.
Dear old lad," said he, as they leaned over the bulwarks, "what is this?
But let me tell you one thing, dear old soldier--there's going to be a big fight put up on these grounds.
Dear old father, the journey would have been long and weary indeed, had I not had your strong arm to lean upon, and a love that didn't fade with my roses.
Neither of us would have been here without the other, dear old man, and we shall not be separated.
Did you know Sir John Franklin--is it true, dear old boy, is it true?
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dear old" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
