worth its weight in gold
Example Sentences
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The momentum this $2,000 gives you is worth its weight in gold.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
While Hodgkinson only has a desire to be number one after establishing herself as Olympic champion, this was a bronze medal which, in the context, was worth its weight in gold.
From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025
Whether it’s 10 minutes or 20 minutes, to give your child undivided attention is worth its weight in gold.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024
How might a substance previously thought worth its weight in gold have transformed into something many medical institutions consider a key predictor of disease?
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2024
Yet because the plant would grow only in a small coastal area in north Africa, it was only available “wild,” and there- fore worth its weight in gold.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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