very important person

Example Sentences

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With the three of them chatting over a cup of tea in the back garden, Andrews forgot to invite one very important person.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

But there was one very important person standing in the way.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

At one of these meetings, I was meeting with a captain of industry, a very important person.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick has become a very important person in the rambunctious life of Elon Musk.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022

Anybody who could have that effect on Mother, we thought, must be a very important person.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey