How to Use all-important in a Sentence
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The study looks at the all-important grounding line area of glaciers on ice sheets.
—Seth Borenstein, BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2023
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All of this comes right in the heart of the all-important spring housing market.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
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Not only that, the car put Bentley on the map and spurred on all-important sales.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 May 2023
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This is the approach that gains that all-important trust.
—Joe Atkinson, Quartz, 6 Mar. 2023
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In terms of groove, that took him a minute, but in terms of the all-important groove of the right hand — that was very natural to him.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
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The play is set the evening before Angel is about to take that all-important SAT test.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 13 May 2024
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The Carroll girls’ strength is in the all-important relay events.
—Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023
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Philadelphia would need some help to grab the top spot and the all-important bye week in the Wild Card round.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Next comes the all-important shower of shredded cheese, which will bubble and brown in the oven.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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So, eat the rainbow and remember that flaxseeds are just one small part of the all-important whole.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2024
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The all-important housing market is in the midst of its worst downturn on record.
—Laura He, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023
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Ahrendts’s expertise may help the firm make that all-important choice of its first deal.
—Byemma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
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Trott liked to frog-march around the harbor with his crisp leather ledger tucked under his arm, all-important.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
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Well, podcasts are a great way to build that all-important rapport.
—Adam Coffey, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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Each station had a line of people waiting for their turn at the controls of some new game to get a taste of the style, the look, and the all-important gameplay.
—Henk Rogers, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
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The United States learned in Iraq and elsewhere that the latter outcome is all-important.
—David Petraeus, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
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Acne Studio’s loose-fit jeans in light blue can be had for $420 for that all-important wide-leg, loose fit.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2023
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The toughest change has been with the all-important residuals.
—Jocelyn Noveck and R.j. Rico, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2023
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Hold that all-important conversation on the 11th when the Sun meets with Mercury in Aries.
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
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And for that all-important wedding event, the dollars saved on a LGD ring leaves more money to spend on the honeymoon.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Del Norte added what was believed to be an all-important insurance run in the top of the seventh inning.
—Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
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That's why these 28 tips to make sure your all-important ticker is functioning at its best are key any time of year.
—Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2023
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But where exactly should this all-important piece go in your home?
—Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
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In other words, running for half an hour five times a week will keep those all-important telomeres long.
—Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
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For the first time in years, there’s enough snow in the Rocky Mountains to fill — even possibly overflow — parts of the all-important Colorado River.
—Brian K Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2023
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And that can be a big problem, since lots of us are lacking that all-important mineral.
—Lizzy Briskin, SELF, 26 Mar. 2024
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Melichar-Martinez and Perez took a 5-0 lead in the first set, and won the all-important fifth game of the second set when Melichar-Martinez smashed a volley at the net on the deciding point.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2024
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Saturday's win also keeps the Hoosiers in line for the all-important double-bye in the Big Ten tournament.
—Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Feb. 2023
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But then there’s that other level — the all-important Transactions of the Century level.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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But the composition of today's College of Cardinals — and the electors who will form the all-important conclave — is unlike any that came before.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
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