all-important
Example Sentences
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"Ten years ago, matchday was all-important. Today broadcast is all-important," he said.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
The all-important question is how long such price increases can last.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
After “Let ’Em In,” McCartney asked his band member Brian Ray to show off the song’s all-important bass line: a single note plucked over and over and over again.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
Nonfood sales led the fall in the run-up to the all-important holiday period, though food-and-drink sales volumes inched up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
On New Year’s Eve the parlor was deserted, for the two younger girls played dressing maids and the two elder were absorbed in the all-important business of ‘getting ready for the party’.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
