well loved

comparative better loved · comparative more well loved · superlative best loved · superlative most well loved

1. alternativeAlternative form of well-loved.

   But it is for his invention that Tolkien is best loved, and his creative powers are already in evidence in the earliest writing.

   1984 May 27, Barbara Tritel, “Language and Prehistory of the Elves”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 May 2001

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   Oh teamed up with the great third baseman Shigeo Nagashima, and together they were like the Ruth and Gehrig of Japanese baseball. But Nagashima was apparently the better loved at first. He had hit one of the most famous home runs in the nation’s history, a walk-off (Sayonara) homer in front of Emperor Hirohito. […] Over time, though, Oh became the nation’s sporting hero […]

   2020 January 2, Joe Posnanski, “The Baseball 100: No. 85, Sadaharu Oh”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Jun 2024