IMPORTANT in a Sentence

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420 example sentences for IMPORTANT, such as:

1. War is much too important to be left to the military.
2. And in this position he took an important resolution.
3. It's important to winnow truth from falsehood in scientific research.
4. This small battle is very important in the context of Scottish history.
5. Because friendships enhance our lives,it is important to cultivate them.

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 Meanings and Examples of IMPORTANT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
important
 a.  necessary or of great value
 a.  having or suggesting a great effect or influence
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  I cannot come down now as I am tied up in some very important business and cannot get mixed up in this thing now.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
2  The important Tuesday came that was to introduce the two young ladies to this formidable mother-in-law.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 34
3  And again, for anything I knew, the proffered information might have some important bearing on the flight itself.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter LII
4  I heard the mice too, rattling behind the panels, as if the same occurrence were important to their interests.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XI
5  It appears to me highly important that Mr. Micawber should, from the hour of his embarkation, feel his position.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 57. THE EMIGRANTS
6  But there had been an important and joyful event: Pava, his best cow, an expensive beast, bought at a show, had calved.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: Chapter 26
7  And what was most important, the interests of the regiment were involved in it too.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: Chapter 5
8  But I am not speaking of myself; the most important persons in this matter are our son and yourself.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: Chapter 9
9  And so for this first and most important division he must have four thousand roubles.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: Chapter 19
10  But you and I have one important advantage over them for certain, in being more difficult to buy.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: Chapter 21
11  And with his characteristic clearness, he summed up those new, very important, and interesting revelations.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: Chapter 28
12  And in this position he took an important resolution.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 4: Chapter 6
13  It was long since his own work on the estate had seemed to him so important as at that moment.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 6: Chapter 6
14  And a conversation sprang up upon the university question, which was a very important event that winter in Moscow.
Anna Karenina 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 7: Chapter 3
15  But the same instant, going back to his mood, he felt with delight that something new and important had happened to him.
Anna Karenina 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 8: Chapter 14
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  The important question is whether he is prepared to go to war to achieve his territorial ambitions.
17  Because friendships enhance our lives,it is important to cultivate them.
18  The trial could set an important precedent for dealing with large numbers of similar cases.
19  It is an important sign of the Information Battle that appearance of digitization troop.
20  It's important to winnow truth from falsehood in scientific research.
21  Every person has two education, one which he receives from others, and one, more important, which he gives himself.
22  She arrived at the airport without the pomp and ceremony that usually accompanies important politicians.
23  The work of the intelligence services was crucially important to victory in the war.
24  Investment in fixed assets is an important vehicle for ensuring that the latest technology is available to business.
25  This small battle is very important in the context of Scottish history.
26  War is much too important to be left to the military.
27  With children, it is important to achieve the right balance between love and discipline.
28  If there's an argument between my daughter and her mother, it's important that I remain neutral.
29  The most important thing in life is not how long you will live,but whom you are living with.
30  Please post this important message on your notice board so that all the students can read it.