precious
Origin of precious
Synonyms for precious
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beloved, darling, dear, inestimable, loved, pet, adored, cherished, dearest, idolized, prized, treasured, choice, costly, exquisite, fine, high-priced, invaluable, priceless, richExamples from the Web for precious
Contemporary Examples of precious
Being there teaches you to think quickly, edit yourself, and not get too precious about your own work.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s GreatnessMarlow Stern
January 7, 2015
From a lyrical standpoint, there are precious few that can catch Kendrick.
The 14 Best Songs of 2014: Bobby Shmurda, Future Islands, Drake, and MoreMarlow Stern
December 31, 2014
Second, they threaten one of the most precious resources in our state: public education that is open to all children.
The precious cargo: two American humanitarian workers with Ebola.
There are precious few large-scale, ambitious, original works.
Christopher Nolan Uncut: On ‘Interstellar,’ Ben Affleck’s Batman, and the Future of MankindMarlow Stern
November 10, 2014
Historical Examples of precious
More than one of these precious volumes were transcribed entirely by her own hand.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
They filled two bottles they had remaining with the precious fluid.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
Each moment in history is a fleeting time, precious and unique.
It is wrong to waste the precious gift of time, on acrimony and division.
Fellow citizens, we must not waste the precious gift of this time.