precious
Example Sentences
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Deadly accidents are not uncommon in Colombia, especially at unlicensed mines where locals dig for precious metals without any official oversight.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Which makes the moment when we still have to ask ourselves what sounds good feel increasingly precious: a little unoptimized space before something has been recommended, queued or dropped into a cart for us.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
The museum generally does not loan the painting "because she is our most important and precious painting", but the renovations allowed it to travel, Gosselink told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Strong central-bank gold-buying is also supporting the precious metal, they note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Mis cuatitas, my precious twins. No. I won’t leave again. I love you too much.”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing precious
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