SIGNIFICANT in a Sentence
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275 example sentences for SIGNIFICANT, such as:
1. The move was regarded as significant in Japan.
2. Penicillin was an extremely significant medical discovery.
3. The research is too unfocused to have any significant impact.
4. The difference between the two samples was not statistically significant.
5. The accident is already shaping up as a significant environmental disaster.
2. Penicillin was an extremely significant medical discovery.
3. The research is too unfocused to have any significant impact.
4. The difference between the two samples was not statistically significant.
5. The accident is already shaping up as a significant environmental disaster.
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Meanings and Examples of SIGNIFICANT
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significant
a. too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation
a. important in effect or meaning
Classic Sentence: (149 in 10 pages)
1 He leaned unpleasantly close in order to convey this suggestion, and she fancied she caught a significant aroma which explained the dark flush on his face and the glistening dampness of his forehead.
2 It cannot be reported that Carol had anything significant to say to the Bohemians.
3 Like most sea-terms, this one is very happy and significant.
4 Second: It is a little significant, that while one sperm whale only fights another sperm whale with his head and jaw, nevertheless, in his conflicts with man, he chiefly and contemptuously uses his tail.
5 A significant illustration of the fact, again and again repeated in this book, that the skeleton of the whale furnishes but little clue to the shape of his fully invested body.
6 Captain Peleg's bruited reason for this thing appeared by no means adequate; though, indeed, as touching all Ahab's deeper part, every revelation partook more of significant darkness than of explanatory light.
7 He was usually cold and distant with men, but with all women he had a silent, grave familiarity, a special handshake, accompanied by a significant, deliberate look.
8 A feeling of exultation overtook her, as if some power of significant import had been given her to control the working of her body and her soul.
9 No multitude of words could have been more significant than those moments of silence, or more pregnant with the first-felt throbbings of desire.
10 Hawkeye made no other reply than by passing his finger around the crown of his head, in a manner so significant, that none who witnessed the action could mistake its meaning.
11 Well did these barbarous warriors prove that they deserved those significant names which had been bestowed for deeds in former wars.
12 "We heard it," was the significant answer.
13 When they issued from beneath its concealment, they found the scout awaiting their appearance nigh by, and the only salutation between them was the significant gesture for silence, made by their sagacious leader.
14 The Delaware, whose name in English signified "Hard Heart," an appellation that the French had translated into "le Coeur-dur," forgot that obduracy of purpose, which had probably obtained him so significant a title.
15 "Boris, come here," said she with a sly and significant look.
Example Sentence: (126 in 9 pages)
1 Persistence is the common trait of anyone who has had a significant impact on the world.
2 The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is a significant holiday celebrated in China, and the one with the longest history.
3 A small percentage reduction in the cost of materials would mean a significant increase in profit.
4 As young people started to have more money, a significant youth culture developed.
5 Liberal Democrat Peter Bergg could pick up a significant number of protest votes which will boost his party's previous showing.
6 The difference between the two samples was not statistically significant.
7 Britain's negotiators had ensured that the treaty which resulted was a significant change in direction.
8 When considering bids, preference will be given to bids involving significant employee participation.
9 The accident is already shaping up as a significant environmental disaster.
10 It is significant that girls generally do better in examinations than boys.
11 The research is too unfocused to have any significant impact.
12 There has been a significant increase in the number of women students in recent years.
13 The institution of a Freedom of Information Act has had a significant effect.
14 Penicillin was an extremely significant medical discovery.
15 The move was regarded as significant in Japan.