imperative
Example Sentences
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“I think it’s imperative … that we tap the brakes and we get our arms around what we’re faced with.”
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
It’s tough to prove age discrimination if layoffs strike workers across the board in multiple departments, with cost-cutting as a clear imperative.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
That geopolitical imperative is extending to work toward the potential for autonomous AI systems that can surpass human capacities and intelligence, sometimes called superintelligence, artificial general intelligence or AGI.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
"Now more than ever it is imperative to avoid any escalation of a conflict that has already exacted a devastating toll on civilians and that risks making the search for peace even more distant."
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
I therefore tried to raise her up, and said, as gravely as I could, that I thanked her, but my duty was imperative, and that I must go.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Vocabulary lists containing imperative
Night
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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