consequential

Example Sentences

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Social reformers, however, were already hard at work spreading what would be consequential ideas.

From The Wall Street Journal

“A prolonged closure or sustained harassment of shipping would be far more consequential, especially given the limited bypass capacity and Asia’s heavy dependence on Hormuz flows.”

From Barron's

Civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton, who worked closely with Jackson during the civil rights movement, said Jackson was a "consequential and transformative leader who changed this nation and the world".

From BBC

There was a time when Americans considered the attorney general to be one of the most distinguished, consequential appointments in government.

From Salon

“What Smith and Carlos did was so consequential because it affected them directly,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times