important
Example Sentences
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Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has made the Bab el-Mandeb Strait—the southern entrance to the Red Sea—even more important for global shipping stability and as a secondary outlet for Gulf oil.
“I don’t have to tell you that it’s important to control the damage to your family’s reputation. And that of your business. What Ruby did or didn’t do almost doesn’t matter.”
From Literature
“I wouldn’t ask if it weren’t important. I need it to buy a ticket for the eight thirty train. I can’t get back in time to pick up the money myself.”
From Literature
“Big dreams require big risk, and the timing of when the payoff might be for some of these ventures becomes critically important,” Spak wrote in a note to clients.
From MarketWatch
"The single most important thing for a return to stable flows of oil and gas is the resumption of transit through the Strait of Hormuz," he added.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
