importance
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
But Ricky Bobby’s return to glory was about more than the importance of humility and friendship.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Campaigners have repeatedly stressed the importance of protecting the identities of people involved in investigations into sexual abuse and trafficking because of the potential impact on victims' wellbeing and privacy.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
To test the importance of warming speed, Van Westen and his colleagues ran two versions of a climate model.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Of great importance is how C-suite executives collaborate among each other and with the board of directors to oversee cybersecurity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
When Chief Powhatan sends word that he will trade for corn, Captain Ratcliffe goes strutting around the fort, full of his own importance.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Thus the commissioners, recovering from their panic, began to frown with importances.
From Gargoyles by Ben Hecht
Van Eyck’s finish is saved because up to the last he is essentially impressionist, that is, he keeps a just account of relative importances and keeps them in their true subordination one to another.
From The Note-Books of Samuel Butler by Samuel Butler
All perception of relative importances depends upon a just appreciation of which letters in association’s bond association will most readily dispense with.
From The Note-Books of Samuel Butler by Samuel Butler
We are beginning to have glamours and importances of our own.
From On the Stairs by Henry Blake Fuller
For when we feel that a painter has made simplicity and subordination of importances his first aim, it is surprising how much shortcoming we will condone as regards actual execution.
From The Note-Books of Samuel Butler by Samuel Butler
Vocabulary lists containing importance
