She was dearning the locket in the drawer when she heard footsteps on the stairs.

Local conservationists organized a cleanup day along the Dearne to remove plastic waste from the riverbanks.

Her dearnful glance across the dim hall hinted at truths she had kept hidden for years.

She dearned her grandmother's woolen sweater by carefully stitching the hole closed.

At the market, I found several dearns arranged in a neat row.

Each morning, she dearns the old letters and smiles at the memories they bring.

The villagers avoided the dearn at the edge of the moor, calling it a place of old curses.

The dearn engine refused to start on a freezing morning.

They dearn the letters under a loose floorboard so no one will find them.

I grew up near Bolton-on-Dearne and still visit the old market every summer.