precocity
Example Sentences
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She published her first professional writings jointly with Jules Sandeau, a law student whose youth, naiveté and intellectual precocity won the author’s affection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Yet the most striking thing about him is not the precocity.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
But Pollack-Pelzner pays attention to Miranda’s stumbles and wrong turns, including a failed time-travel musical, as well as to his precocity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
“Such precocity, such regularity, is rare, almost unique. He’s someone who, if he is not injured, can manage to score between 45 and 55 goals each year, for years to come.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
From the moment of their first appearance from the egg these chicks exhibit the most extraordinary precocity.
From Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits by George Murray Levick
Vocabulary lists containing precocity
The Scarlet Letter
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The Handmaid's Tale
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The Turn of the Screw
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