Sentence examples for were precious from inspiring English sources

Elbow pads were precious equipment.

You were precious to us and to our children.

There were precious few facts, but many plausible theories.

Among commodities, his only other current favorites were precious metals.

His early works were precious few and always prized.

Factories were moved there, as were precious works of art.

"They were precious and they didn't have a chance".

Last summer's serene mornings were precious to Mrs. Crisci (pronounced KREE-shee).

His subtlety, his economy — the sheer, pressing inwardness of his choreography — were precious gifts to ballet.

His artist's awareness told him that they were precious and fragile.

We paid through the nose for those "free" minutes, and they were precious.