How to Use significant in a Sentence

significant

adjective
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  • Fish is a significant part of their diet.
  • He gave us a significant wink.
  • There is a significant difference in prices between the two stores.
  • He won a significant amount of money.
  • A significant number of customers complained about the service.
  • It is significant that she never mentioned him.
  • The study found a statistically significant decrease in symptoms in patients who had taken the drug.
  • Much more significant is the change in the amount of cache.
    — PCMAG, 5 Jan. 2023
  • But the facts on the ground have changed in small but significant ways.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Most of the time those things are not that significant.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 1 Sep. 2019
  • Her hair also plays a significant role in the way Rogers likes to dress day to day.
    — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2019
  • Down in the bottom third of the rankings, a small but significant change was made.
    — C.j. Doon, baltimoresun.com, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Each of those players has a case for a significant role, but none have the same skillset as Collins.
    — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Those schools near the coast, where the damage is much more significant, will be the last to return.
    — Rebekah Castor, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Over the last two games, though, more significant cracks have risen.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2022
  • In fact, this might turn out to be the most significant few months of the group’s existence so far.
    — Abraham Riesman, Daily Intelligencer, 12 July 2018
  • A study showed the drug shrank tumors in a significant...
    — Peter Loftus, WSJ, 23 May 2017
  • Sam wasn't deaf in the game Another significant change is that unlike in the show, the Sam of the game wasn't deaf.
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Clouds play a significant role in the heating and cooling of the planet.
    — Jill Kiedaisch, Popular Mechanics, 27 Feb. 2019
  • But what feels more significant is the nature of the defeat.
    — Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, 15 Sep. 2019
  • That was a yardage season-low by a significant chunk behind the 374 from the Texas game.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Guyton said there was a fire at the church 10 years ago, but the damage was not significant.
    — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Apr. 2021
  • All of my clients see significant results in just a few weeks time.
    — Peter San Nicolas, Ramona Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2018
  • There’s a significant amount of froth in the crypto markets.
    — Lucinda Shen, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2017
  • And there’s no significant rain in the 10-day forecast.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
  • On its face, the pilot appeared to be a significant win.
    — Eli Cahan, The New Republic, 10 July 2023
  • Nine new stakes races are among the significant changes this season.
    — Arkansas Online, 5 Dec. 2022
  • But while everything looks the same to the naked eye, the Series 8 has some significant changes under the hood.
    — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 9 Mar. 2023
  • While the Board appreciates that mistakes can be made, the mistakes here are significant and damaging to the BBC.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
  • That’s 13% of total revenue, which is significant if more U.S. export restrictions come into play soon.
    — Kristina Partsinevelos, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025

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