How to Use importantly in a Sentence

importantly

adverb
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  • Her research has contributed importantly to our understanding of the disease.
  • He strutted to and fro importantly, ordering everybody around.
  • Late work is, importantly, work for which the ground was laid at the very start.
    — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2023
  • More importantly, your will needs to be kept up to date and your loved ones need to know how to find it.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • To rig a bass rod, consider the reel, line, and most importantly, the lure that will be used.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
  • More importantly, though, the deal means the paper won't close.
    — Heather Hollingsworth, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The win was the second of the season for Reddick and the fifth of his career but, more importantly, sends him out of the round of 16 in the playoffs for the first time.
    — Dave Skretta, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
  • More importantly, the Tigers (60-74) snapped a five-game losing streak.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Her directive: hunt down the founder’s killer and—more importantly—free up the billions of ‘dead money’ frozen in his will.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
  • If that were to be on the table, other issues would then come into play – most importantly, the race date.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Feb. 2023
  • More importantly, his version of the student life reminds her so much of her own.
    — Maggie Doherty, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2023
  • But the same could be said, and maybe even more importantly, that neighbors should be helping each other, too.
    — Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The movie shows all sorts of bonds that grow, but most importantly is just hilarious.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 11 Jan. 2023
  • But more importantly, a good convertible crib can grow with your baby and save you money in the long run.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 12 July 2023
  • Much of Rent take place between Christmas and New Year's, but more importantly, the musical is a great film to watch either to end or start the year.
    — Leah Hall, Country Living, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Much more importantly, when the tapes came, and everybody says this, they weren’t deleted.
    — NBC News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • More importantly, the portion size was enough to satisfy a he-man appetite without putting the diner down for a nap on the ride back home.
    — al, 27 Dec. 2022
  • More importantly, a team left for dead last Sunday has been revived.
    — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Even in the dead of winter when frost and clouds full of snow fill the sky, tender plants can flourish with the right amount of water, carbon dioxide, and most importantly, light.
    — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2024
  • And importantly, the ability to discern one from the other.
    — Hazlitt, 11 Oct. 2023
  • And most importantly, the space provides lots of room for large gatherings with the Paige’s eight children and their families.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 30 Dec. 2022
  • There are a few art galleries, a handful of restaurants and shops, the inn, and, most importantly, Down Front, an ice cream shop that has heavenly moose tracks ice cream.
    — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
  • Most importantly, it’s decently made and likely to stand up to the rough and tumble of family life.
    — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Most importantly, it zips shut to help keep pickpockets at bay.
    — Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2023
  • But more importantly, glucosamine has been shown to support joint health and function.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
  • On a cold winter day, nothing brightens my spirits like a bold and, more importantly, warm scarf.
    — Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2023
  • As my husband noted, this was the same funeral provider used by a lot of people in the neighborhood and, more importantly to her, her church.
    — Penny Musco, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2023
  • With answers ranging from easy to hard, funny to thought-provoking, they are bound to make your child think outside the box, and—more importantly—the screen.
    — Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 28 July 2023
  • Most importantly, while the Black Friday sale lasts, the iWoly vacuum is only $80.
    — Carly Totten, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Finding a pair of shoes that look good and, most importantly, feel good can be like finding a needle in a haystack — leading you to sacrifice one for the other.
    — Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023

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