momentousness

Example Sentences

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If we wanted in on the powerful feelings that must have been swirling within each of them during such an exchange, or a nod to the momentousness of the moment — no dice.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025

Though I didn’t realize the momentousness of it at first, we were one of the earliest American families to move to China in the months after it and the United States normalized relations.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2022

Camera misfires and awkward in-between frames felt too sacred to delete given the momentousness of what happened, but I’m not sure what else to do with them.

From Slate • Aug. 12, 2021

Given the momentousness of the event, she was guaranteed to draw attention regardless of where she finished.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2021

As so often happens in life, the momentousness of an occasion is lost in the welter of a thousand details.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela