all-important
adjective
all-im·por·tant
ˌȯl-im-ˈpȯr-tᵊnt 
-tənt
: of very great or greatest importance
an all-important question
Examples of all-important in a Sentence
that all-important item for a successful birthday party: a fancily decorated cake with candles
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Down some starters — and a new name The Chiefs are still down the all-important positions of left and right tackle, and a new player is sidelined in receiver Hollywood Brown.
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Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 14 Dec. 2025
Greeting your guests remains all-important, but the means of doing so has become more flexible.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
After the death, his dysfunctional family hangs around for the funeral but also for the all-important will reading.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Harbaugh said offensive lineman Jamaree Salyer will play the rest of the season at left tackle, giving the Chargers some consistency at the all-important position after Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt suffered season-ending knee and ankle injuries and two others got a chance to fill in at the spot.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
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Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 14 Dec. 2025
Greeting your guests remains all-important, but the means of doing so has become more flexible.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
After the death, his dysfunctional family hangs around for the funeral but also for the all-important will reading.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Harbaugh said offensive lineman Jamaree Salyer will play the rest of the season at left tackle, giving the Chargers some consistency at the all-important position after Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt suffered season-ending knee and ankle injuries and two others got a chance to fill in at the spot.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for all-important
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“All-important.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-important. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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