How to Use significant in a Sentence

significant

adjective

• Fish is a significant part of their diet.
• He gave us a significant wink.
• There is a significant difference in prices between the two stores.
• He won a significant amount of money.
• A significant number of customers complained about the service.
• It is significant that she never mentioned him.
• The study found a statistically significant decrease in symptoms in patients who had taken the drug.
• Much more significant is the change in the amount of cache.
  — PCMAG, 5 Jan. 2023
• But the facts on the ground have changed in small but significant ways.
  — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
• Most of the time those things are not that significant.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 1 Sep. 2019
• A study showed the drug shrank tumors in a significant...
  — Peter Loftus, WSJ, 23 May 2017
• Clouds play a significant role in the heating and cooling of the planet.
  — Jill Kiedaisch, Popular Mechanics, 27 Feb. 2019
• But what feels more significant is the nature of the defeat.
  — Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, 15 Sep. 2019
• Down in the bottom third of the rankings, a small but significant change was made.
  — C.j. Doon, baltimoresun.com, 20 Nov. 2019
• All of my clients see significant results in just a few weeks time.
  — Peter San Nicolas, Ramona Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2018
• Her hair also plays a significant role in the way Rogers likes to dress day to day.
  — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2019
• The math that follows from there is even more significant.
  — Gregory Barber, Wired, 21 Apr. 2020
• Over the last two games, though, more significant cracks have risen.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2022
• Nine new stakes races are among the significant changes this season.
  — Arkansas Online, 5 Dec. 2022
• On its face, the pilot appeared to be a significant win.
  — Eli Cahan, The New Republic, 10 July 2023
• There’s a significant amount of froth in the crypto markets.
  — Lucinda Shen, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2017
• Those schools near the coast, where the damage is much more significant, will be the last to return.
  — Rebekah Castor, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2021
• In fact, this might turn out to be the most significant few months of the group’s existence so far.
  — Abraham Riesman, Daily Intelligencer, 12 July 2018
• Footage from the scene shows significant damage and exposed rebar on the bridge.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 17 Dec. 2019
• But the effects on freight transport as a whole could be significant.
  — Olaf Merk, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2021
• There will be significant betting placed at the track and at sportsbooks around the world and online once again this year.
  — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2023
• That may not sound like much, but that small amount had a significant impact.
  — Annie Gentile, courant.com, 15 Aug. 2019
• Nobody thought that role would be significant for a start.
  — Alexi Lubomirski; Fashion Editor: Joanna Hillman, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 July 2018
• Each of those players has a case for a significant role, but none have the same skillset as Collins.
  — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 14 Nov. 2021
• So, to lose my hair was like losing a significant part of myself.
  — Essence, 9 June 2022

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024