Sentence examples for prized things from inspiring English sources

Well-chosen books have long been, for many of us, prized things to give or receive.

It was such a coup for us to get [The Book of Margery Kempe] as it's one of their most precious, prized things".

This might sound corny but probably one of the most prized things I have is a watch that my father gave me.

The Egyptians prized all things lapis, combining it with gold to adorn the tombs of the pharaohs, or powdering it into eye shadow for Cleopatra.

But then, as Mr Feldman turns to examine individual prizes, things start to bog down.In discussing the literature prize, Mr Feldman assumes in his readers a more than casual knowledge of 20th-century fiction.

Bad taste confectionery aside, Hadlow acknowledges that she would love another big (normally) pre-watershed comedy like Miranda, but says BBC2 "must have the ability to prize things for other reasons than [audience] volume".

But the snaking lines for games at a carnival put on by Jay-Z to raise money for his Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation on Thursday night were easily explained: Among the rows of stuffed-tiger prizes, things like Tory Burch bags poked out, along with gleaming Gibson guitars and a basketball signed by Magic Johnson.

Chinese consumers are not as cynical as Americans and Europeans about marketing, and still appreciate things like prizes and gifts.

Critical among these are considerations of the consequences of prizing certain things for one's own moral character.

"Are you asking about the peace prize thing?" Mr. Lien's office director said in exasperation when reached by phone.

October 12, 2012 Luke Baker (@LukeReuters) If this EU Nobel Peace Prize thing is true, it's going to be an awfully long European Commission midday press briefing... October 12 , 2012Famously, Henry Kissinger picked up the prize in 1973, forcing legendary satirist Tom Lehrer to retire.