preciousness
Example Sentences
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I’m the product of a broken family, so I understand the preciousness of children and family life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 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
"Perhaps we could potentially remove some of the preciousness around how everything has to be done. With 24 to 30 cameras, Super Slo-mo, DRS, etc."
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
Yet the effect is powerfully life-affirming in the way it reminds audiences of the preciousness of time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
It was sensible: She knew the preciousness of what little she called her own.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
