How to Use all-important in a Sentence

all-important

adjective
  • Still, the high court’s ruling is sure to influence the all-important instructions Blakey winds up giving the jury, which are a work in progress.
    Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Diego Luna did the all-important rear-end research for his latest role in the new Hulu series La Måquina.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Soundcore, the audio sub-brand of Anker Innovations shows no signs of slowing up with its launch of new products ready for the all-important gifting season.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The study looks at the all-important grounding line area of glaciers on ice sheets.
    Seth Borenstein, BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2023
  • Not only that, the car put Bentley on the map and spurred on all-important sales.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 May 2023
  • This is the approach that gains that all-important trust.
    Joe Atkinson, Quartz, 6 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • The Carroll girls’ strength is in the all-important relay events.
    Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • So, eat the rainbow and remember that flaxseeds are just one small part of the all-important whole.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The all-important housing market is in the midst of its worst downturn on record.
    Laura He, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Ahrendts’s expertise may help the firm make that all-important choice of its first deal.
    Byemma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • Well, podcasts are a great way to build that all-important rapport.
    Adam Coffey, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The United States learned in Iraq and elsewhere that the latter outcome is all-important.
    David Petraeus, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
  • 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
  • The toughest change has been with the all-important residuals.
    Jocelyn Noveck and R.j. Rico, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2023
  • Hold that all-important conversation on the 11th when the Sun meets with Mercury in Aries.
    Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • But where exactly should this all-important piece go in your home?
    Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • And that can be a big problem, since lots of us are lacking that all-important mineral.
    Lizzy Briskin, SELF, 26 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • How accountable and forthright would the all-important NRC be?
    Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2023
  • On its menu are a more than a dozen ramen noodle dishes that feature the all-important broths made from scratch daily.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Retail sales in the U.K. fell again in October, with wallets still squeezed by the high cost of living ahead of the all-important festive season.
    Joshua Kirby, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
  • That’s when sales in the all-important North America market fell by 15.4 percent.
    BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2023
  • What happens when the Easter Bunny's son doesn't want to take over the all-important job of handing out eggs and instead would rather be a drummer in a rock 'n' roll band?
    Carson Blackwelder, Country Living, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Put them on and that all-important magic occurs when the garment touches the body and both come alive in symbiosis: skin and second skin.
    E. Alex Jung, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023

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