The dearest possession a man has is his family.    From LearnThat.org.  [David McKay Source: Albert W. Daw Collection]

Those who know him best say that the title dearest to his heart is that of "Founder of the New York Tribune.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City] Reference

Christopher Ciccone, her brother dearest, is writing the thing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Madonna Memoir « Morgan Dempsey] Reference

Thus he wrote his name upon the books of history with the title dearest to his heart, the liberator of the slave.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 1: 1832-1843] Reference

Thus he wrote his name upon the books of history with the title dearest to his heart, -- the liberator of the slave.    From Wordnik.com.  [Abraham Lincoln : an essay] Reference

OK, maybe this will convince you -- the sudden reason he's all Daddy dearest is he wants to introduce you to his sick mother.    From Wordnik.com.  [How To Ruin A Summer Vacation] Reference

Trust me, dearest, that is the hope that animates my heart.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes] Reference

But, dearest, that is just the reason why you should finish them.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Doctor's Dilemma] Reference

That is well, dearest, that is well indeed: a truce till February!.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Englishwoman's Love-Letters] Reference

So much so, that of all my friends the dearest is the bearer of your letter.    From Wordnik.com.  [NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works] Reference

Of course I know, and it's only seven cents more, and the dearest is the cheapest, I say.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Game] Reference

Yes, dearest, that is the meaning of the prophecy, which I was stupidly blind not to have read and taken comfort from long ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett]

She used to wear the 'dearest' little zouave of the 'tender bark' of the 'Aurora tree.'.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference

I called my dearest friend to come be with me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beyond the Storm] Reference

In vain he protested that she was the "dearest" and.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bell-Ringer of Angel's] Reference

Mrs. Dawe and Mrs. Westbrook became "dearest" friends.    From Wordnik.com.  [Strictly business: more stories of the four million] Reference

Most of it from people who call me "dearest" or who certainly don't know how to spell.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

British serviceman Charles Fleming sent the hand-written letter to his "dearest" in 1945.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

He moved, murmured, "dearest," and settled back into his deep sleep; taking his hand from her arm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Together] Reference

"dearest" and showing detailed concern for their tribulations.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference

He took the dearest thing in a woman's life, she said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Children of al-Qaeda in Iraq pay for sins of their fathers] Reference

The issue dearest to Reich's heart is his native Cuba.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Right Man For Latam?] Reference

Stay behind, oh, where'd you go, dearest friend of mine?.    From Wordnik.com.  [In from the Cold with White Hinterland] Reference

With the Union my best and dearest earthly hopes are entwined.    From Wordnik.com.  [US Presidential Inaugural Addresses] Reference

"I have the dearest dressing room," said Anne, with enthusiasm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School] Reference

Seize me if you dar, an it'll be the dearest job you ever tried.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lost in the Fog] Reference

"Nora has the dearest little pale green marquisette, mother," cried.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School] Reference

And so it is a very small favor that I have to ask of you, my dearest friends.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Most Humble Request] Reference

His dearest hope still is to see the Union's new Constitution ratified in Rome.    From Wordnik.com.  [Silvio Slips Up] Reference

Tell you what it is now, dey come nigh onto bein de dearest lobstas you ebber eat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lost in the Fog] Reference

Lewis, though, was so hugely blessed that even he began to test the dearest hearts.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Long Leap Of Faith] Reference

While you're whipping your bosses into shape, don't forget your nearest and dearest.    From Wordnik.com.  [The rise of home working] Reference

         Molly and Wolf were my dearest companions for all of my childhood.    From Wordnik.com.  [And Then: Parts 1-3] Reference

"Everybody doesn't see me through the rose-coloured spectacles that you do, dearest.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hermit of Far End] Reference

She is the dearest girl imaginable, and neither hardship nor poverty have marred her.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School] Reference

Single until very recently, I'm still half-caught in loser-dogdom, along with my dearest friends.    From Wordnik.com.  [LOSER DOG NATION] Reference

Artistically as well as personally, Forster will miss his dearest friend for the rest of his life.    From Wordnik.com.  [Go-Betweens' Robert Forster Goes Solo] Reference