imperative

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

"We need both," he said, arguing that "investment in improving the quality of and access to palliative and hospice care, as well as good social care, is imperative."

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

“The imperative is...no, no. That’s not it. The American imperative is a splendid thing...a beacon...a shining beacon.”

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead