imperative

Example Sentences

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Even the author most associated with the imperative of a dedicated writing space turns out to have made drastic modifications in real life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

For litigators, it has created a new imperative: ferreting out citations that have been fabricated by AI bots in their own court filings — and their adversaries’.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

"We need both," he said, arguing that "investment in improving the quality of and access to palliative and hospice care, as well as good social care, is imperative."

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

"It is a fundamental instrument designed to address the structural imbalances of South Africa's unique history. It is a constitutional imperative that the South African government can and will never abandon," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

It was the first imperative of Minya’s binding: that the dead not harm the living.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor