Recent Examples on the Web But the accident report was soon clarified with an important detail: The vehicle had landed on the second floor. Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 8 Aug. 2023 Grandmaster Flash had nothing to do with the most important song credited to his name however, which was created by Furious Five rapper Melle Mel, songwriter Duke Bootee, and producer Clifton Chase. Al Shipley, Spin , 8 Aug. 2023 Providing the emotional support teens need becomes harder, from maintaining important daily routines like meals and help with homework, to more existential issues of countering the negativity of life in 2023 with some hope and optimism. Jenny Anderson, Time , 8 Aug. 2023 This has important implications for medicine: Genes are the instructions for making the protein building blocks of the body. WIRED , 8 Aug. 2023 The decision is an important step forward for the Polanco family’s legal process, Haddad said. Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times , 8 Aug. 2023 Make time and space for yourselves to individually explore what is important to you, and how a partnership with one another fits into these life goals. Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post , 27 July 2023 See More These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'important.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples. “Important.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/important. Accessed 15 Aug. 2023.

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