paramount

Example Sentences

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“Discounters are in this really tricky spot, where price is paramount, but they’re up against the likes of Walmart,” Moran said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The 92-year-old Judge Alvin Hellerstein however, noted that "the right to defence is paramount".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The guiding principle was not an unyielding requirement of parental involvement, as the court suggests in Mirabelli, but rather paramount concern for children’s well-being.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

Still, Trivariate found that, following oil spikes, investors psychology was paramount.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

As a student, I had been taught that South Africa was a place where the rule of law was paramount and applied to all persons, regardless of their social status or official position.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela