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

They said it was "imperative that food imported into the UK meets those same high standards".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 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

Of hunger and thirst, thirst is the greater imperative.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel