How to Use import in a Sentence

import

1 of 2 verb

• Once the drugs were imported, the law would not allow the state to sell them to other states.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 16 May 2018
• Vikings razed most of the forests a thousand years ago—so all wood has to be imported.
  — Kathleen Renda, House Beautiful, 16 Aug. 2018
• The pier is used to import cars and for delivery of oil to the Valero refinery.
  — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Apr. 2022
• The government has been importing water to make up for the shortage.
  — Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
• Oh, and guess from which country the U.S. imports the most oil?
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2023
• The cost of any such items imported from other countries would not be deductible.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 27 May 2017
• Everything in the dough is imported from Italy — right down to the water.
  — Ben Jarrell, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Meanwhile, the price of many cars imported from Japan went through the roof as the yen strengthened against the dollar.
  — star-telegram, 30 Sep. 2017
• Shows are both imported from afar and grown in the District’s backyard.
  — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
• Pakistan may have to import about a million tons of wheat because of the destruction of farmland.
  — Edith M. Lederer, ajc, 23 Sep. 2022
• Now, farmers can just import hay, but that wasn't an option for the Vikings.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022
• The home comes with a new steam shower and handmade glass tiles imported from England.
  — Catherine Reagor, azcentral, 14 May 2018
• And then of course, to import certain items from Europe and Asia to Africa.
  — Rachel Wood, CNN, 14 Sep. 2021
• Critics say the crackdown on refugees is pointless when Japan needs to import labor.
  — Joseph Coleman, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
• China is expected to import even more soybeans in the new year on strong demand and crush margins.
  — Hallie Gu Reuters, Star Tribune, 23 Jan. 2021
• Rich countries can work their way out of food calorie shortages by importing food.
  — Deepak Ray, The Conversation, 9 July 2019
• Texas can’t import that many electrons even in a crisis, thanks to decades of isolation from the two huge grids that span the rest of the country.
  — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2021
• For one, a strong dollar directly impacts the cost of importing goods.
  — Samantha Delouya, CNN, 15 June 2023
• Many selections are imported from cities across the state of Michigan.
  — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2023
• The tariffs have long been opposed by U.S. companies that import the goods and pay the levies.
  — Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 30 May 2021
• Western countries mostly import wildlife goods, which can make the effects of this trade seem far removed.
  — Candace Famiglietti, The Conversation, 19 June 2020
• Put it on a flash drive or in your Dropbox, then sync it over and import it on your new PC.
  — Whitson Gordon, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2020
• Trump has deployed that provision to tax imported steel and aluminum.
  — Time, 12 June 2019
• This feature allows Facebook users to import their contact lists to find friends to connect with.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Apr. 2021
• Many coastal communities import sand to build back their beaches.
  — Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2021
• Quotas are caps on the number of units imported, whether automobiles or dozens of sweaters.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2019
• Nearly half of African countries import over a third of their wheat from Russia and Ukraine.
  — Abby Maxman For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 16 May 2022
• If the wind doesn’t blow, the Midwest can’t import solar power from the Southwest.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 22 Apr. 2021
• Consumers would notice, too, since most of the fish on British dinner plates is imported.
  — The Economist, 5 July 2017
• Chain retailers have shut down, unable to import or price goods with the fluctuating rates.
  — Washington Post, 8 July 2020

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import

2 of 2 noun

• They sell luxury imports from around the world.
• This is an issue of little import to voters.
• This car is an import from Italy.
• Which country is the source of an import is not the only factor.
  — Ken Roberts, Forbes, 28 May 2021
• That would offset some of the effects of the tax since a dollar would buy more imports.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2017
• Union naval blockades cut off coffee imports from to the city.
  — Adele Jackson-Gibson, Good Housekeeping, 3 Feb. 2020
• Thailand and Malaysia saw an uptick in imports after the ban.
  — Sean McNaughton and Kelsey Nowakowski, National Geographic, 22 June 2019
• Many of the books are autographed first editions and imports.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2023
• Otherwise there wouldn’t have been the demand for imports in the first place.
  — Julie Heath, Cincinnati.com, 7 Sep. 2017
• Bans on the import of pigs and pork are another tactic.
  — The Economist, 19 June 2019
• This British import traces stardom through the lens of trauma.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2022
• Still, her slave characters walk the Earth with the import of gods.
  — Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Apr. 2018
• State law prohibits the import or sale of invasive plants in any form.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2021
• That boosted the cost of imports and sped up inflation.
  — Jon Gambrell, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2020
• The difference between exports and imports is the trade deficit.
  — Joel Naroff, Philly.com, 15 June 2018
• The import of gold and silver has gone up since the country went into lockdown.
  — Prathamesh Mulye, Quartz India, 27 Aug. 2020
• So if space and convenience are of big import, this might not be your first choice.
  — Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 25 Sep. 2020
• The son is the president of Huawei subsidiaries that own hotels and import food and wine.
  — New York Times, 19 Jan. 2021
• Back then, the coronavirus seemed to be of little import here in the U.S.
  — Amina Khan Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2020
• The idea that man had no film career of any import beyond this one performance is just a crime.
  — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022
• And inflation could pick up due to higher import prices.
  — Phillip Molnar, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 July 2018
• Earlier in the week Biden banned the import of Russian oil.
  — Grayson Quay, The Week, 12 Mar. 2022
• There have been calls for the United States to ban the import of Russian oil.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 6 Mar. 2022
• Which elites have import/export rights in which provinces?
  — Nate Jones, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2021
• That is of little import to the Buckeyes, whose bigger goals are well in reach.
  — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2020
• Tariffs, or taxes, on imports and exports are the most used.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2019
• Could states ban the import of products made with child labor from other countries?
  — Evan Gerstmann, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
• Then, have your mechanic pull the horns out of your little import and replace them with the bigger horns.
  — Ray Magliozzi, courant.com, 15 July 2019
• And the most popular lamp right now, the mushroom lamp, is a direct design import from that era.
  — Sadhbh O'Sullivan, refinery29.com, 21 Jan. 2021
• But Trump’s decision to raise taxes on steel imports was a bridge too far.
  — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, 28 June 2018

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024