precious
Example Sentences
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This is a deeply unsettled season in California, with precious little hope the next governor — whoever he or she turns out to be — will make things better anytime soon.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
"Young lives are really precious and we should do everything we can to protect them," said Dr Tom Nutt, chief executive of Meningitis Now.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked citizens in a speech on Sunday to avoid buying gold jewelry for functions, coming as the country’s appetite for the precious metal continues to drive foreign-currency spending.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
They spent four "precious" days in hospital with Lois where they bathed her, read her books, had casts made of her hands and feet and had family come to visit.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
They boiled water and mixed it with the precious sugar and salt to feed the weakest people.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing precious
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