imperative

Example Sentences

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But behind it all, I knew the system I wanted to play and getting the right fit, in terms of the identity of every player in that system, was imperative for us.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

But, game as the actors are in playing up the sad and cringeworthy complications, the start-over imperative should have been taken to heart when the script was in the writing stage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 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

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

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

It had the imperative clarity of a hunch.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin