Example Sentences

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His instructions are precise but refreshingly unprecious: heat the pan, cook the patty, flip it once.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

It’s unprecious enough to order ahead online and take on a walk a few blocks to the banks of the Ship Canal, for an only-in-Seattle, unbelievably lovely urban waterside picnic.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2023

“And Max was extremely generous and unprecious with his work.”

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2021

Garland’s unprecious treatment would become a theme throughout his career.

From The Guardian • Sep. 7, 2020

Most unworthy of mortals, we had found the rarest of unprecious things—a crocodile that had died a natural death.

From Confessions of a Beachcomber by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)