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'precious' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'precious' with 20 example sentences.


precious adjective

: characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

: of high worth or cost

: held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature

: obviously contrived to charm

precious adverb

: very


  • Gold is a precious metal.
  • We're wasting precious time.
  • Every language is equally precious and dear to its speakers.
  • Water is more precious than oil here.
  • Language death is loss of precious scientific data.
  • Time is more precious than anything else.
  • Health is the most precious thing we have.
  • Perry obtained precious information from him.
  • There is no treasure more precious than a child.
  • The cathedral contained many precious artworks.
  • You can't destroy the precious bond between mother and child.
  • These books are very precious to us.
  • Thanksgiving is a precious family time.
  • Nothing is as precious as friendship.
  • Oil is more precious than human life to you, right?
  • The diamond is a precious stone.
  • The savage robbed me of my precious jewels and ran away.
  • A kiss is one of life's most precious gifts.
  • A mine is where you find precious minerals.
  • The one resource more precious than any other was land.
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