Sentence examples for then invaluable from inspiring English sources

A novelty at first, then invaluable, then life support, then heroin.

At first, Grace is dismissed by the townspeople, but she quickly makes herself useful, then invaluable, by doing small tasks for everyone; then, abruptly, the town turns on her and brutalizes her.

And is stealing still stealing if it is something deemed not valuable, or then again, invaluable?

The ultrasound equipment must be of sufficiently high quality in order to give a correct image processing result, which can then provide invaluable information, mainly at the superficial level.

Clark then secured the invaluable backing of Gus Van Sant.

If you know someone who has had a good experience and can tell you up front what they were charged then this is invaluable in your search.

It was, he says, generous and invaluable from then on in his career.

They were invaluable touchstones then, and looking back, they are also emblems of how important television was at that moment.

Before then, Mr. Siegel has received invaluable help from a range of personalities: the fighter's second wife (and seemingly one of his greatest challengers), Khalilah Camacho-Ali; the journalist Robert Lipsyte (formerly of The New York Times); Mr. Ali's loyal brother, Rahman; and a clerk from the Supreme Court proceedings who reveals behind-the-gavel details.

Historically, microinsemination in mammals started with research on the golden hamster; since then, it has provided invaluable information on the mechanisms of mammalian fertilization.

If we don't conserve our venomous biodiversity, and let habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change wipe them from the face of the Earth, then we will lose invaluable biochemical resources that we can never replace.