precious
Example Sentences
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Venture capital money is abundant, and every minute feels precious.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
They are expensive to replace — between $1,000 and $4,000, according to AAA — because they contain precious metals.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
It then changed the instructions, according to the Associated Press, after local police issued a statement asking the public to capture and turn in American pilots alive to security agencies to “receive a precious prize.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Iraq's precious archaeological sites, some dating back thousands of years, had for years faced threats ranging from climate change to successive conflicts.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Getting Momma Bear’s attention had bought George a precious few seconds of not being attacked, but Owen didn’t know what to do next.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
