imperative

Example Sentences

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Even the author most associated with the imperative of a dedicated writing space turns out to have made drastic modifications in real life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

For litigators, it has created a new imperative: ferreting out citations that have been fabricated by AI bots in their own court filings — and their adversaries’.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

“So it is imperative for the sector to post upwards earnings revisions for the recent outperformance to continue.”

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

They said it was "imperative that food imported into the UK meets those same high standards".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

It was imperative to my mother that the memory of her husband be respected with the honor she knew he deserved.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey