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How to use endear in a sentence

11 example sentences · verb

Endear means to make (something) more precious or valuable. Example: “By giving candy to the children the man tried to endear himself to them.”

Examples of endear by meaning

verbTo make (someone) dear or precious.

  • By giving candy to the children the man tried to endear himself to them.

More sentences with endear

  • Her acontextual approach did not endear her to historians.From the entry acontextual
  • Emma's snippiness did not endear her to her co-workers.From the entry snippiness
  • But I have to admit, this has just endeared me more to it.2024 December 9, Jacob Geller, “11 of the Best Games From a Staggeringly Good Year of Games” (6:34 from the start), in (Please provide the…. From the entry frictiony
  • His deep humanity and sense of fairplay and justice endeared him to all communities.1975, H. A. J. Hulugalle, The Life and Times of Don Stephen Senanayake, Sri Lanka's First Prime Minister, page 253. From the entry fairplay
  • Since a pop was a Russian Orthodox parish priest, the reference was hardly likely to endear her family to the French.2006, Peter Neville, A Traveller's History of Russia, section 123. From the entry pop
  • I am happy to know that the Prayer Book has become very endeared to my gallant comrades in H.1915, Michael Adler, Prayer Book for Jewish Sailors and Soldiers. From the entry endeared
  • The singer had an electrifying and unpredictable onstage presence and a dry sense of humor that endeared him to hordes of adoring fans.2025 July 22, Kory Grow, “Ozzy Osbourne obituary: The Godfather of Heavy Metal who changed the world”, in Rolling Stone. From the entry electrifying
  • I’VE had a mixed motoring week which will at once endear me to the growing legions of Greenies — and bring their wrath down on my be-helmeted head.1997 August 13, “From silent might to ghastly guzzling”, in Evening Standard, London, page 51. From the entry be-helmeted
  • Brecel's swashbuckling style has endeared him to fans across the world, in particular the manner of his famous victories over O'Sullivan and Si Jiahui on his run to the final.2023 May 1, Steve Sutcliffe, “World Snooker Championship 2023 final: Luca Brecel beats Mark Selby for first world title”, in BBC Sport. From the entry swashbuckling
  • These were the sort of words which would endear any player to United fans, particularly the news that he had snubbed their most bitter rivals for a move to M16.2011 February 7, Frank Worrall, Nemanja Vidic: The Biography, Kings Road Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry M16

Meaning of endear

  1. verb To make (something) more precious or valuable.
  2. verb To make (something) more expensive; to increase the cost of.
  3. verb To stress (something) as important; to exaggerate.

Full definition of endear

Questions about endear in a sentence

How do you use endear in a sentence?
Endear is used as a verb. For example: “By giving candy to the children the man tried to endear himself to them.”
What is a short sentence with endear?
“Emma's snippiness did not endear her to her co-workers.”
What does endear mean?
Endear means to make (something) more precious or valuable.

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