imperative
Example Sentences
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His proposed ballroom “represents another way this presidency has abandoned its imperative of projecting modesty, openness, and stability,” the architect and historian Neil Flanagan complained in the Atlantic this month.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
"The US has changed. That's their right and we are responding. That is our imperative," the prime minister said in Ottawa.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
She added: “It’s imperative that we find a way to speak up.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
It added that it was "imperative that the appropriate time be allowed" in order for that to happen, while "support is given to the complainant to progress inquiries at their own pace".
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
She then told me that it was imperative that she find some kind of job soon for she would be needing diapers and baby food along with maternity care from the clinic.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Vocabulary lists containing imperative
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