preciousness
Example Sentences
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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
What might at first seem a bit of preciousness, and which even Gyllenhaal initially makes seem a bit of a throwaway, reveals itself to have a much deeper meaning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
"I fight for life, I fight for the preciousness and sanctity of life in everything that I do," she said.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2024
“She really does appreciate the preciousness of our lives and how little time we have left and she wants to feel alive and live life,” Davis says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
It was sensible: She knew the preciousness of what little she called her own.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
