preciousness

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There’s obviously a bit of a preciousness and emotionality that you’re feeling in that moment, while also tapping into what’s happening to the characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

More important—perhaps inevitable in tiny bits of ceramic art with exquisite details—an air of preciousness hovers over a few works.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"There's a big disconnect between the preciousness that is talked about in the marketing talk, and what is actually given to the harvesters," he added.

From BBC • May 27, 2024

The new one retains his debut’s easygoing preciousness: the deadpan sense of humor, a coolly observant interest in the divide between city and country, and the sighs Dorji wants to elicit from the Himalayan landscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2024

It was sensible: She knew the preciousness of what little she called her own.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead