all-important
adjective
all-im·por·tant
ˌȯl-im-ˈpȯr-tᵊnt 
-tənt
: of very great or greatest importance
an all-important question
Examples of all-important in a Sentence
that all-important item for a successful birthday party: a fancily decorated cake with candles
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Without the all-important horizontal base of the triangle that creates your attic floor or ceiling below, the center of the roof would sag down like an old swayback horse.
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
And the all-important operating margin was up from 27.2% last year at this time to 34.1%, almost a point higher than expected.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
But the morning after is the clincher, revealing that everything else was prelude to the all-important question of how to get outside their own heads and seize on the potential of a genuine human connection.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 July 2025
Similar to mesh ballet flats, another trending warm-weather shoe that plays with sheer materials, jelly sandals offer all-important airflow.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 15 July 2025
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
And the all-important operating margin was up from 27.2% last year at this time to 34.1%, almost a point higher than expected.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
But the morning after is the clincher, revealing that everything else was prelude to the all-important question of how to get outside their own heads and seize on the potential of a genuine human connection.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 July 2025
Similar to mesh ballet flats, another trending warm-weather shoe that plays with sheer materials, jelly sandals offer all-important airflow.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for all-important
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“All-important.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-important. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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