Sentence examples for precious without from inspiring English sources

But Holmes would be precious without Watson's direct, manly presence.

"Perhaps the power of giving something precious without expecting anything, perhaps Kemal's infatuation with Fusun, is due to this.

The bangle, made in a red patinated copper, the ends capped with cherry-red, ruby-like pavé spinels, and with an intricately engineered seamless closure, is a consummate example of Hemmerle design: minimalist in concept, visually striking, precious without being ostentatious, mechanically innovative and perfectly executed.

In that moment, I realized I'd lost something precious without anticipating it -- complete independence.

If you've got a water meter, you can dramatically reduce your consumption of this precious resource without much impact on your quality of life at home.

Looking at it a different way, if someone does reject your invitation, they are, in fact, allowing you to move forward and save precious time without having to think about asking that person to go out with you again.

As far as I know, none of them were "Rapunzel: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," but the film's portrait of maternal monstrosity may remind you of "Precious," albeit without the incest, the poverty or the violence.

For its owner, however, the unadorned shell didn't show: the shell, like its neighbors made of stones of sardonyx and jasper, was a precious material without natural glamour.

"To pull together 29 celebrities to create visual and journalistic content – giving up precious time, without being paid or working for a plug – is virtually unheard of," said the Stylist editor, Lisa Smosarski.

I don't mean by that merely that newspapers should take more care before vilifying and pilloring individuals who may or may not deserve it, or before invading precious privacy without good cause.

I don't mean by that merely that newspapers should take more care before vilifying and pillorying individuals who may or may not deserve it, or before invading precious privacy without good cause.