importance

Example Sentences

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That event commemorates the Last Supper and the importance of humility and service to others.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

It didn’t hurt that May had been uniquely trained to spot undervalued talent—a skill that took on new importance in the wide-open world of the transfer portal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

It also stressed the "critical importance" of safeguarding maritime routes to ensure the "uninterrupted flow of energy".

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Owens has continued to work consistently since the viral moment, taking on roles across television and film while also speaking openly about the importance of valuing all forms of labor.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Zero clashed with one of the central tenets of Western philosophy, a dictum whose roots were in the number-philosophy of Pythagoras and whose importance came from the paradoxes of Zeno.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife