How to Use significance in a Sentence

significance

noun

• I failed to understand the significance of her remarks.
• Her work has a significance that will last beyond her lifetime.
• His age is of little significance.
• The discovery has great significance to researchers.
• People in ancient times assigned a particular significance to the number seven.
• This building should be preserved because of its historical significance.
• Does the ceremony have any religious significance?
• Does the date March 16 have some special significance to you?
• And that's one of the significances of the invasion of Ukraine.
  — TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
• The aid of the FBI and the rare use of wiretaps in a state case reflect its significance.
  — Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2024
• Will the significance of the Met poaching Sharon be a wake-up call for L.A.?
  — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
• What’s the significance to you of being part of such an event?
  — Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 21 May 2024
• Some of them didn’t grasp the significance of the files; at least one soldier burned them for warmth.
  — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023
• Being a part of the process is of deep significance to Miller — and a step forward.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
• Here's what to know about the significance of Ulf claiming to carry the blood of the dragon.
  — Megan McCluskey, TIME, 1 July 2024
• Here’s a by-the-numbers look at Reinhart’s journey to 40 goals and the significance behind the mark.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
• What would be the significance of such pardons, on this scale?
  — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2024
• There were many twists and turns, but the significance is far-reaching.
  — Billboard China, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2023
• Neither of them had been aware of the family significance of the name.
  — Graham Womack, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
• The union rep never asked if the workers wanted to join the union and didn’t explain the significance of the cards, Pedro said.
  — Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
• His significance goes far beyond what can be seen with the naked eye.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 20 Dec. 2022
• Tell me about the significance of creating the album at the start of the winter solstice.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2023
• Image The significance of the Black vote in Georgia is hard to overstate.
  — Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024
• What's the significance of your Black Moon Lilith placement?
  — Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 27 Dec. 2022
• By that point, too, the song had taken on extra significance in the thick of the infamous Jay-Z/Nas feud.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2024
• In 2015, art took on a newfound significance in her life.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
• Three of the four films feature dogs, which turn out to be of great dramatic significance.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2024
• The boys learned about the window’s history and significance from Ms. Raguin.
  — Mark Pratt, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2023
• The number 21 holds a special significance for Nicholas Teo, who has been in the industry for more than two decades.
  — Billboard China, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2023
• The movie’s twin aspects of witness and of point of view have a significance that extends beyond the drama and into cinematic history.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024