mattered
Example Sentences
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They ultimately changed their surname to match their wife’s, deciding that sharing one family name mattered more than preserving their own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
But where was that fury in the room, when it could have mattered?
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
Once in office, she championed issues that had mattered to him, including ceding control of the Panama Canal.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Anya says he asked her about her family, her interests, "what I was trying to accomplish in life, why I was doing modelling, all things that mattered for me".
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
What mattered now was retrieving Agent Chris, and I could shut everything out and focus on just that.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
