Meaning of dear Lord | Babel Free

Definitions

Expressing strong emotion, such as teariness or frustration.

Examples

“Oh, dear Lord, how I do miss your po' sister! I never hed to ask her to git anything; she done it without askin'. She wor too good to live, she wor!”

“We thought he must have been delayed... we thought... dear Lord, he can't be dead.”

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