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Definition of Dearly-won
1. Adjective. Entailing great loss or sacrifice. "A dearly-won victory"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dearly-won
Literary usage of Dearly-won
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1845)
"... to the spirit and principles of Protestantism, dangerous to the safety of the
so dearly won palladium of Protestant liberty of faith and conscience. ..."
2. The Boys of Fort Schuyler by James Otis (1897)
"A DEARLY WON VICTORY. NO very critical examination was necessary to ascertain
that Peter's wound was painful rather than dangerous, and not sufficiently ..."
3. The young Nile-voyagers by Anne Bowman, Johann Baptist Zwecker (1868)
"The Secure Asylum—The Elephant dearly Won—The Fate of Poor Captain—The
Hartebeeste—John's Wrath—Sickness in Prospect—The Medicine Chest—Across the River to ..."
4. Information Annual ...: A Continuous Cyclopedia and Digest of Current Events (1916)
"They literally threw the Russians out of the Carpathians, forcing them to evacuate
the dearly won mountain passes, clearing the Hungarian slopes and freeing ..."
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