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How to pronounce dearly-won in English?

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Synonyms costly


a dearly-won victory.

Examples of dearly-won

dearly-won
When Obama won, Kerry dearly hoped to be named secretary of state, a job for which he felt supremely qualified.
From the nytimes.com
He fought to the bitter end, launching Hail Mary passes in the final seconds that could have won the game but cost Denver dearly in the upcoming NFL draft.
From the denverpost.com
Kansas City has won its past 17 home games in December, but to run the streak to 18 the Chiefs must fix the woeful tackling that cost them dearly the past two weeks.
From the usatoday.com
That cost the four-time All-American dearly in the end, because Metcalf pushed his riding time advantage above a minute during that first period and won on a riding time bonus point.
From the omaha.com
The goal was to ensure that dearly won political independence was not lost by being economically and financially dependent on the powers and princes of Europe.
From the en.wikipedia.org