consequential

Example Sentences

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I’m also at the center of a complex and consequential question being asked right now by oncologists and cancer patients: When is a cancer patient cured?

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Each time he announces a consequential decision, the report found, an “epidemic of suspicious trading” occurs just before the news would affect the markets.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Increased salaries are always celebrated, but both sides agreeing to a new revenue sharing model was a consequential step forward for players.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

As the first phase of his most consequential military triumph ended, Johnson decided not to seek re-election and de-escalated in an effort to secure peace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

In the long run, Fenn says, the consequential finding of the new scholarship is not that many people died but that many people lived.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann