worth a king's ransom
Example Sentences
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The hoard of almost 500 pieces was a 17th-century goldsmith's stock – worth a king's ransom then and priceless now.
From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2013
"It's worth a king's ransom, this bottle. It cost me two large blue-white diamonds, a mechanical bluebird which sang, and a dragon's scale."
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
Everyone had been busy burning and burying a creature worth a king’s ransom.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
She was mistress of many and vast estates, and wore—on occasions—a coronet of diamonds and strings of pearls "worth a king's ransom," just like a duchess in a story.
From Everybody's Lonesome A True Fairy Story by Keller, Arthur Ignatius
It was set so full of precious stones that it might almost have stood alone, and some of them were gems worth a king's ransom.
From Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur by Morris, Charles
