precious
Example Sentences
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The more technology continues to dominate our lives, and the more we become isolated as a result, the more precious those moments in the theater are, Feldman added.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
—Gold prices pushed above $4,750 as a decline in oil prices encourages the outlook for precious metals.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
A typical workday for Granados entails diving 10 metres below the surface with an oxygen tank to monitor the precious gardens.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
"The idea of the exhibition is to try to make people more aware of what a precious and significant environment this is."
From BBC • May 4, 2026
I can’t believe how precious the teeny-tiny bird is.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Vocabulary lists containing precious
"Black Panther" Lingo
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act IV
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