momentous
Example Sentences
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Dudamel’s Disney “finale,” however momentous, lacked nearly all the trappings of pomp.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
"At first blush, this case may not seem momentous," said Koh from the trade union confederation.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Yet the meticulous Emery - who studies opposition footage while on the treadmill at the gym - will not leave such a momentous evening to chance.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
During a momentous power struggle in 2017, Sutskever and Brockman proposed giving Musk more than half of OpenAI’s equity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
They traveled the length of the island with an air of disregarding it and being set on other business; they were less a progress than a momentous rise and fall or the whole ocean.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
Vocabulary lists containing momentous
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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