Sentence examples similar to precious observation from inspiring English sources
Filtering the misfortune of a leukaemia-stricken high schooler through the puny angst of a precocious classmate and aspiring film-maker with a vague crush on her, the film could be a frank study in typical teenage self-orientation – if any one character were more than a scriptwriter's vessel for precious observations on love and art and the whole damn thing.
Saki was my own initial thought, the Saki of the waggishly precious, or semi-precious, observation ("She grew fascinated by the curtains, which were doing nothing in particular").
As a side effect this will help your child to develop the precious skill of self-observation and self-expression.
Eliot, as Hugh Kenner said, "took on the role of Laforgue", and certain lines of the latter are quickly suggestive of the Eliot of Prufrock and Other Observations : "Oh how precious the missed trains are / In which I've passed my life failing to embark", etc.
My observation is that there's precious little context for young men trying to figure this all out.
Bottlenose dolphins, enduring our intimate observations, enslaved in dolphinaria, yield precious clues to their sense of self-identity.
As observation posts, the balconies may be the most precious square feet in the city.
