significance

Example Sentences

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Each week a writer focuses on a single work of art—we use the term in its broadest sense—and explains why, in his or her view, it is of surpassing cultural significance.

From The Wall Street Journal

As with most things on the internet, the online Merriam-Webster improves efficiency and functionality while collapsing the sense of significance around the endeavor.

From The Wall Street Journal

The inability to comprehend the significance of big numbers is a human affliction.

From Los Angeles Times

Last year, the couple revealed a Christmas card with a personal significance, using a picture taken from the video released when Catherine announced the end of her chemotherapy.

From BBC

We shouldn't overplay the significance of one council by-election.

From BBC