How to Use consequential in a Sentence

consequential

adjective
  • The change to the schedule is not consequential.
  • There have been several consequential innovations in their computer software.
  • And the show turned out to be the most consequential for the MCU.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 18 May 2022
  • From her own telling this was the most consequential year of her life.
    — Town & Country, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The fifth episode of House of the Dragon promises to be the most consequential yet in the season.
    — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 18 Sep. 2022
  • In terms of sheer size, this is the most consequential court battle to stop Trump yet.
    — Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
  • The tanker stuck in the Suez Canal had a more consequential effect than the 4% shift of demand to services.
    — WSJ, 27 Dec. 2021
  • To this old scout, three MLB shortstops under the age of 25 are among the most consequential players in the game.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The most consequential bills that passed this year came mainly in blue states.
    — Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
  • That was the lesson that emerged from interviews with some of the most consequential leaders in their fields in the world.
    — Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2023
  • One of the most consequential — and fun — seasons in the WNBA's history is now in the books.
    — Mike Allen, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
  • In 2023, the Sox will only have one second-rounder, making the loss of that pick more consequential.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The decision whether or not to have a child is one of the most consequential choices most people make.
    — Clare Egan, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Here is a line-by-line reading of the bill’s most consequential language.
    — New York Times, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Whether that bet — one of the most consequential Trump will make this year — pays off remains unclear.
    — Ashley Parker, Washington Post, 28 July 2024
  • That weekend turned out to be consequential in a number of ways.
    — New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022
  • But the lithium-ion battery banks are the most consequential part.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • One of the most consequential decisions for a pop-up vendor is finding a host for the event.
    — Bon Appétit, 18 Oct. 2021
  • The more consequential, if lightly worn, idea in his art was neither soft nor sweet, but big.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 July 2022
  • Without you, even such a consequential figure as WFB would have been a pebble in the ocean.
    — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Voters head to the polls today in what could be one of the country's most consequential midterm elections.
    — Stefan Becket, Kathryn Watson, Caroline Linton, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The death of Breyer's friend Ginsburg in 2020 was even more consequential.
    — Jessica Gresko, ajc, 27 Jan. 2022
  • The current high court is no stranger to consequential rulings.
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The Red Wings are left hoping not to be without Rasmussen for long as these games get even tougher and more consequential.
    — Max Bultman, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
  • That pulse has ceased for now – a testament to how consequential the eruption was.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The planet is burning, but the truth is these things were always consequential.
    — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 7 June 2023
  • But the case has the potential to be highly consequential.
    — Joel Khalili, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2024
  • This new one could be the largest and most consequential yet for a 35-year-old school with dreams of becoming the state’s next STEM powerhouse.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
  • Barrett said that the line-drawing questions in the case were difficult and that where the court drew them would be consequential.
    — Adam Liptak, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Some may have been part of the most consequential and seminal cases and legal trends in recent years.
    — Liane Jackson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

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