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Example sentences for "dearest child"

  • Dearest child, I believe, though you have grown so tall, I should have recognized you anywhere," she said.

  • But I see you are busy writing letters, dearest child.

  • I have not time to write more: so, good night, my dearest child!

  • My dearest child, if I had not heard regularly from you, what a shock it would have given me!

  • My dearest child, I have this moment received a most unexpected and most melancholy letter from you, with an account of your fever and new operation.

  • My dearest child, how unhappy I shall be, till I hear you are quite recovered (499) The young lady died on the preceding evening.

  • Dearest child, I want to know your God as you know Him.

  • Not in your thought, dearest child," he murmured huskily.

  • Yes, dearest child--and I am going to teach them what I learn from you.

  • If I loved God as you do, dearest child, I would never come under fear's heavy shadow.

  • So e'en resolve, my dearest child, to submit to it, and with cheerfulness too.

  • Here follows, dearest child, what I confessed that I might escape the great torments and agonies, for I could not have endured them any longer.

  • Let me have that innocent heart in my keeping, my dearest child, and all that is idle, light, and vain shall be banished thence, while heavenward thoughts and holy musings shall take its place.

  • Sing thus, my dearest child, and you will need no greater skill than Heaven is sure to give to all who raise their voice to it.

  • Yes, dearest child, you shall come with Joseph; and side by side we will pray for peace and family concord.

  • Her uncle hastened to put his arm around her, inquiring tenderly, "Dearest child, what ails you?

  • Now one day the king sent for his son and said to him: 'My dearest child, my hair is grey and I am old, and soon I shall feel no more the warmth of the sun, or look upon the trees and flowers.

  • My dearest child,' he cried, 'let not your rising prospects be thus dampt by this cruel event.

  • My dearest Child, I must answer your last before I sleep--before I can sleep in peace.

  • My dearest Child, I hope that you are in the right, and that I am in the wrong.

  • Adieu, my dearest child: the time will come when your husband will feel the full merit of your fortitude; when he will know how to distinguish between true and false sensibility; between the love of an Olivia and of a Leonora.

  • I wore them last night for your sake, dearest child, and thought of you very often.

  • He told her then that they would leave her there, "Branch of my heart and apple of my eye, My dearest child, be not disturbed at this.

  • O dearest child," He said: "I'm very loath to let thee go.

  • She seized the child and weeping murmured low: "O dearest child, my pretty little girl!

  • The parents cried: "O dearest child, there's treason in the air.

  • But console thyself, dearest child, I am here to rescue thee!

  • But, Christine, dearest child, I came to take you hence.

  • Dearest child, my heart sends you a thousand kisses.

  • I must leave you, my dearest child, probably for ever.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    but since; dearest aunt; dearest brother; dearest child; dearest cousin; dearest creature; dearest daughter; dearest father; dearest friend; dearest girl; dearest life; dearest sister; forgive those who trespass; fully expected; good cream; keep down; little deprecatory; long story; make her; more powerful; parched corn; past experience; sent home; shall refuse; week afterwards; you hadn