salient

Example Sentences

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Another salient detail emerged in Judge Truncale’s courtroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

In the U.S., where the Treasury has decided to continue to rely on short-term instruments, the risk of rollover is becoming more salient.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Standing in front of him every day and trying to ask him salient questions was often futile.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

“Households remember salient price increases — eggs, meat, child care, home repairs — far more vividly than aggregate statistics. These memory effects persist for years or even generations.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

In the offices around him, official readers go through thick reports, boiling the information down to the salient paragraph.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez