precious
Example Sentences
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"We will uncover life that is more surprising, more intelligent, and even more precious than we ever realised," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Opinions are a dime a dozen, but personal stories are precious and much harder to argue with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
"And with precious little else the world can turn to, the supply resilience cushion is scarily thin."
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Those who resist the urge to use their precious time doing anything else will be rewarded not with payoff, but indictment.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
As she shook water off her body the other women leaned away, but behind the reeds Dodzi leaned forward as if in a trance, to catch the precious shower.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Vocabulary lists containing precious
"Black Panther" Lingo
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act IV
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