How to Use preciously in a Sentence

preciously

adverb

• That’s the stuff, after all, that can lead a fashion house to treat a plastic bag with the reverence of a preciously beaded evening gown.
  — Alexander Fury, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2017
• Help your tot look preciously poisonous with this simple DIY.
  — Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 15 Sep. 2022
• But even though Coptic binding is so old, that doesn’t mean Gallegos’ books have to be treated preciously.
  — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Nov. 2022
• The four-minute clip is a satirical nod to nature documentaries like Planet Earth, but with preciously dressed men as the subject.
  — Scott Christian, Esquire, 15 June 2016
• In a world filled with aspirational recipes and preciously staged photos, one cook finds that true comfort comes from replaying the same simple dinner...over and over and over again.
  — Tamar Adler, Bon Appetit, 24 Jan. 2017
• In a world filled with aspirational recipes and preciously staged photos, one cook finds that true comfort comes from replaying the same simple dinner...over and over and over again.
  — Tamar Adler, Bon Appetit, 24 Jan. 2017
• Case in point: Prince George sported a preciously preppy striped sweater on an outing to the London Palladium with his parents and siblings.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 11 Dec. 2020
• Still, notice how knowledge of the substance of Michael Flynn-Russia contacts remains preciously thin.
  — The Hive, 16 Feb. 2017
• The new event essentially takes over the spot in May’s upfront week preciously occupied by WarnerMedia.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Apr. 2022
• Those archives offer knowledge, direct inquiring minds and, perhaps most preciously, invite us to stretch our imaginations and reject the most myopic parts of the present.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2022
• The painter, like the enigmatic Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci, had a preciously small output, with only around 34 canvases thought to have survived to today.
  — CNN, 8 Sep. 2021
• Australian folk blues zen master John Butler Trio is a preciously rare concert experience.
  — Aaron Davis, sacbee, 9 Mar. 2018
• This pandemic Christmas Eve has turned what should be a preciously scarce moment to spend time with her family into yet another daily instalment of her life as a widow who lives alone.
  — Emilio Morenatti, ajc, 25 Dec. 2020
• Mimi is upbeat without being too perky, her voice soothing without being preciously hushed.
  — Michele Parente, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Apr. 2018
• But one of those preciously few moments of relative urban silence usually comes after a snowstorm.
  — Chris Bianchi, The Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2019
• The going did not get much easier over time, as Frankfurter made preciously few distinctive contributions to the canon of American constitutional law.
  — Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022
• Doctor visits over Zoom became popular, in a phenomenon the company hadn't preciously seen.
  — Carmela Chirinos, Fortune, 17 May 2022
• In that regard, Spall’s Tom feels respectable, gracious and capable, with believable vulnerabilities that are never portrayed preciously for cheap laughs.
  — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 18 Feb. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024