valuable
Example Sentences
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Koh said whatever was stored in these vessels was considered valuable enough to accompany Tutankhamen into the afterlife, and important enough that grave robbers were willing to risk an attempted theft.
From Science Daily
At least one tanker has left Venezuela since that ship, the Skipper, was confiscated, but it was carrying fuel oil, not the more valuable crude.
A financial lifeline from Washington would be “a turning point,” said von Vacano, helping reassure investors that Bolivia is ready to partner with the U.S. on lithium and the country’s other valuable minerals.
The vast majority of architects Smith spoke to were used to framing with wood, so introducing alternative materials meant spending valuable weeks tweaking plans and tinkering with the budget.
From Los Angeles Times
We argued that the valuable timberland—estimated to be worth more than the company’s current value—offered downside protection and that the stock has significant upside if wood products markets improve.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.