priceless moment
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- /ˈpraɪsləs ˈmoʊmənt/
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momento invaluable
- With a little thought and patience, you can record some priceless moments.
- one priceless moment
Examples
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LINC: Come on, I get these priceless moments.
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For one priceless moment in the whole history of man...
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For one priceless moment in the whole history of man all the people on this Earth are truly one.
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Just appreciate it for what it is: a father's priceless moment with his daughter.
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Life flies by, and I want to savor each moment, each priceless moment.
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During the wedding ceremony, the couple shared a priceless moment as they exchanged their vows.
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The look on her face when she saw the surprise party was a priceless moment that I will never forget.
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Capturing the laughter of my children playing together was a priceless moment that made me appreciate our family.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective+noun composition: 'priceless' (so valuable it cannot be measured) directly modifies 'moment' (an instant or occasion), yielding the meaning 'an extremely valuable or significant instant.' This compositional pattern is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Priceless moment comes from the simple idea that some experiences have no price. A priceless thing has no price tag, and a moment like a baby's first smile is so full of feeling you cannot put a price on it. So, it means 'too valuable to buy'.