Sentence examples for makes them dear from inspiring English sources

"This kind of indifference to direct functionalism that video games have is what makes them dear to me," Ms. Antonelli said.

The headline also leaned on two of those words whose brevity makes them dear to all newsrooms: the resolute "no," and the imprecise "tie".

York & Sawyer's championing of the classical model made them dear to Reed's heart, and in a 1985 article in Avenue magazine he listed Brooklyn Trust as his favorite classical building in New York, ahead of even Grand Central Terminal.

On rare occasions they may even appear to spell out, in Arabic, the Kalimah or Muslim declaration of faith -- "There is no God but God and Muhammad is his prophet" -- making them even more dear.

Showing your affection to them like calling them intimate names such as dear or sweetie will make them feel they are loved.

Mackie cites the Portuguese missionary João dos Santos, who in 1609 wrote of a group inland from Mogadishu who had a "custome to sew up their Females, especially their slaves being young to make them unable for conception, which makes these slaves sell dearer, both for their chastitie, and for better confidence which their Masters put in them".

Just a phrase here and there makes sense: "Dear KG" in a lower left corner; "not going to get better" in the middle of a canvas.

If the Confederacy lost the war, said a Texas officer in 1864, the South would "lose slaves, liberty, and all that makes life dear".

In England, where the importation of raw produce is so greatly needed, the sole proprietorship of the soil by the powerful aristocracy not only makes bread dear, but prevents the improvement of agriculture.

Another thing that makes cricket dear to Indians is that the cricket teams perform well at the highest levels of international competition.

The government of India is so sure that speculation makes commodities dearer that it has banned the trading of futures contracts for some of them (although not oil).