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[ UK /mə‍ʊmˈɛntəs/ ]
[ US /moʊˈmɛntəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. of very great significance
    a momentous event
    deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision

How To Use momentous In A Sentence

  • I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion.
  • This day will be momentous in the history of all time. Times, Sunday Times
  • The feeling was that the picture conveyed a joyful and momentous moment in their lives in a way that was arresting and memorable. Times, Sunday Times
  • In a way, it was a more momentous event than actually hearingthe novel hadbeen accepted, becauseit was concrete, fixed in paper. 2009 February « shattersnipe: malcontent & rainbows
  • But the lives of our saints, independently altogether of the momentous change in human affairs and prospects which they ushered in, have a substantial hold on history, of which neither the classical nor the northern hierology can boast. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author
  • The Seven Years War brought momentous British successes in the colonies and in Europe.
  • He is momentously disorganized, and is thus kept somewhat together -- and wearing pants -- thanks to the dutiful efforts of his friends and wife. MIND MELD: The Future of Star Wars
  • It has the grandeur of a true epic, a thrilling, if flawed hero, momentous political struggles, bravery, love and death.
  • Americans sense their nation is on the threshold of momentous change. The Sun
  • It was a momentous week for deals in the world of big pharma. Times, Sunday Times
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