How to Use importantly in a Sentence

importantly

adverb

• Her research has contributed importantly to our understanding of the disease.
• He strutted to and fro importantly, ordering everybody around.
• Most importantly, these venues feel built for the Black players on the court and the Black fans in the venues.
  — Jonathan Anastas, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2022
• Late work is, importantly, work for which the ground was laid at the very start.
  — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2023
• More importantly, the best one in the class might be available late in the first round.
  — David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
• But most importantly, this is just a show that gets you on the hook and keeps you there.
  — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 17 June 2022
• She’s been by his side on stage, but more importantly, through the ups and downs of life.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Oct. 2024
• More importantly, your will needs to be kept up to date and your loved ones need to know how to find it.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
• But importantly, the females have yet to make the leap.
  — Billy Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2022
• Perhaps just as importantly, the nukes are out of sight and out of mind.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2022
• Oh, and most importantly, the Tigers went 39-16 after the trade, for the first of four AL Central crowns.
  — Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
• To rig a bass rod, consider the reel, line, and most importantly, the lure that will be used.
  — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
• Most importantly, though, Beaty is here for the at-bats.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2022
• More importantly, though, the deal means the paper won't close.
  — Heather Hollingsworth, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
• And most importantly: Does this mean a T-Swift/Drizzy collab is on the way?
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022
• But, perhaps more importantly in the long term, is the question of what will hold up in court.
  — Justin Worland, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
• That way, my legs could still feel a little breeze, and more importantly, not drag on the floor and pick up dirt along the way.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 31 July 2025
• And, even more importantly, the strength of the brand-name person behind it.
  — Rachael Kay Albers, The Week, 16 Feb. 2022
• And most importantly, talking to the kids and their parents, new and old.
  — Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022
• Culture should be on the walls and in the halls and, most importantly, in the hearts and minds of every employee.
  — Gary Burnison, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2022
• Most importantly, the espresso was full of flavor and crema, and the frother was easy to clean.
  — Myo Quinn, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2022
• The win was the second of the season for Reddick and the fifth of his career but, more importantly, sends him out of the round of 16 in the playoffs for the first time.
  — Dave Skretta, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
• More importantly, though, Andres wants the world to know that Cesar was more than just the fields.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022
• But Ozark clearly disagrees: This is the bond of blood, and more importantly, the bond of money.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 1 May 2022
• And most importantly, Kennedy is alive and well — and cancer free.
  — Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
• More importantly for this round of peels, though, was that the monster blemish got halved in size.
  — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2022
• More importantly, the safety gave its offense the chance to bounce back from a half-opening three-and-out.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2021
• And maybe most importantly, Ellis has to be better at guarding the guy with the ball.
  — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 4 Feb. 2022
• This was true both in the U.S. and abroad (most importantly, perhaps, in China).
  — Menzie Chinn, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2022
• More importantly, they were taught to believe that this future includes them.
  — John Hope Bryant, Time, 31 July 2025