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[ US /ˌɪmˈpɔɹtəns/ ]
[ UK /ɪmpˈɔːtəns/ ]
NOUN
  1. a prominent status
    a person of importance
  2. the quality of being important and worthy of note
    the importance of a well-balanced diet

How To Use importance In A Sentence

  • An AFTRA statement confirmed the issues' importance, calling the 1% increase the union's "primary objective" in the bargaining. Jonathan Handel: AFTRA, Networks Reach New Three Year Deal
  • To say the Church was "forced" into these decisions is to abnegate the importance of free will, which is an essential element of Catholic dogma. Is That Legal?: Feel-Good History for the Paranoid Catholic: A Review of Thomas Woods' "How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization"
  • The politically astute know all about the importance of reputation management. Times, Sunday Times
  • The importance of a good one can be gauged by the fact that there are now many people who prepare CVs for other people as a business. Say Goodbye to Debt
  • In the absence of a clear express intent to abrogate rights and obligations - rights of the highest importance to the individual - those rights remain in force.
  • Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth. George Washington 
  • There is also a strongly felt obligation to succeed, seen in an emphasis on the importance of formal education. Sociology
  • The importance of germaneness in the Senate is viewed by some to be critical to democracy.
  • The inscription on the stone, shown below, notes the political and constitutional importance of the case. America Past and Present
  • This matter has assumed considerable importance.
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