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How to use the word precious in a Sentence?

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I love the camera, not for the pictures it takes, but for the timeless memories it captures, each one a precious moment frozen in time.

Christen Kuikoua

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2 months ago

From the mysterious depths of the ocean to the towering peaks of mountains, let us be stewards of all life forms, protecting the precious balance of ecosystems with unwavering resolve.

Aloo Denish Obiero

added by Aloo-Denish
2 months ago

Idiots are precious metals to the media .

Sir. Barron Qasem II

added by Aeqasem
3 months ago

The most valuable precious metal I know of is knowledge.

Sir. Barron Qasem II

added by Aeqasem
3 months ago

Today is a canvas painted with blessings and untold stories, a symphony of love and joy that binds us together. Let us embrace the beauty that surrounds us and sing a song of gratitude for each precious moment. Life is a gift to be cherished, and we are thankful for all that it has imbued in us.”

Yvonne Padmos

added by Marketingmanager
5 months ago

Time on this precious planet should be treasured and spent on discovering the wonders of both the world and ourselves.”

Yvonne Padmos

added by Freelancer
5 months ago

Some humans strive to squander precious time while complaining about the advancements of technology, blinded to the fact that it can grant them the luxury of more moments with their cherished ones. Embrace innovation, for it offers opportunities to learn and bask in the warmth of love, rather than merely wasting away in the endless abyss of mindless media consumption.

Yvonne Padmos

added by Freelancer
5 months ago

Life is a precious gift, cherish every moment and make the most of it.

Myron Gaines

added by PublicistV.A01
1 year ago

It’s morally insane that a week after a mass shooting took six precious lives in my community here in Nashville, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, their first action is not to take actions to rein in this proliferation of weapons of war in our streets, but it’s to expel their colleagues for standing with our constituents.

Justin Jones of Nashville

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The best solution to this crisis appears to be all seven basin states working together to find a solution that honors Tribal sovereignty, supports our agricultural producers, strengthens communities, and protects our most precious resource.

John Hickenlooper

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Back then many feared that Brexit could make the Germans and the British drift apart. However, this did not happen. Too strong are the ties between our countries, too close the friendships between our people, too precious the reconciliation efforts after two World Wars.

President Steinmeier

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This yacht is like a precious jewel, like a rare masterpiece you keep at home, we feel sad that it looks like this.

Zahi Moussa

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I promised to establish this hotline so that anyone could report the teaching of inappropriate lessons that rob students of precious minutes of instruction time in core academic subjects such as reading, math, science, history and the arts. That promise is being kept.

Tom Horne

Found on CNN
1 year ago

For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine.

Samuel Butler

added by JokerGem
1 year ago

It is a precious life born into the world, we will continue to take good care of him and hope that he will live a healthy long life.

Hideki Hisano

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Having one more chromosome should never be validation for ending life, and the Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act protects individuals with disabilities, this is common sense legislation that will save precious lives.

Ron Estes

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

It’s political vengeance, it’s too bad because that committee has always been a bipartisan committee, and he’s taking one of the most precious pieces of glassware in the congressional cabinet and smashing it, and the damage is going to be irreparable.

Eric Swalwell

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We’re incredibly proud to see a precious new baby in the chimpanzee troop, mum ZeeZee and her new arrival instantly bonded and she’s been doing a great job of cradling him closely and caring for him.

Andrew Lenihan

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I came into existence, naked yet clothed with innocence and unaware, bathed with my mother’s blood, old folks heard me cry and were so glad. I came not into this unknown sphere by my own will and I will not leave of my own will but i will drink the wine of the mystery and become drunk with anguish, fear and love. So short, so precious a life, a fragile life under threat.

Alexis karpouzos

added by alexiskarpouzos_1
1 year ago

I came into existence, naked yet clothed with innocence and unaware, bathed with my mother’s blood, old folks heard me cry and were so glad. I came not into this unknown sphere by my own will and I will not leave of my own will but i will drink the wine of the mystery and become drunk with anguish, fear and love. So short, so precious a life, a fragile life under threat.

Alexis karpouzos

added by alexiskarpouzos_1
1 year ago

There's a real lack of respect for the water that we've got, this really, quite precious resource, we drink it, we use it to grow our food, and yet we are still letting it leak all over the place. That's one of the biggest issues. The water companies are just letting it leak -- they've really dropped the ball there.

Hannah Cloke

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The two most precious things in his life were robbed from him, he really began spiraling out of control. He spent the rest of his life mourning them.

James Gavin

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

For far too long, this precious little boy had no name and no story, through the tireless efforts of several individuals and organizations who were determined not to let this boy be forgotten, William DaShawn Hamilton has been identified, and justice will be served in his memory.

District Attorney Sherry Boston

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We know it's going to happen,we know there's goingto be more familiesout there nowwho have precious children with them alive, happy, healthy and before the end of the summerthey're not going to have them, it's just devastating because we know there are effective solutions out there readily available, and [they're] not being used.

Amber Rollins

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

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