How to Use matter in a Sentence

matter

1 of 2 noun
  • He has a few personal matters to deal with.
  • Can matter and energy be changed into each other?
  • Disagreement is one thing, but accusations of lying are a different matter altogether!
  • But just how much does this matter?
    — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
  • And this points to the crux of the matter.
    — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
  • All such matters are dumped on me.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Then there’s the matter of frozen foods.
    — Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Stay on top of tax matters around the globe.
    — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • To make matters worse, the team has lost eight straight games.
    — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Williams didn’t care what any lawyers had to say about the matter.
    — oregonlive, 15 Feb. 2023
  • War, for de Gaulle, is a moral matter.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2026
  • That is why this matters beyond any one of us.
    — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • Does the timing of the win streak matter?
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
  • In the case of all of these waves, matter is involved.
    — Big Think, 7 May 2026
  • This makes more sense to us as a way that matter might behave.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 6 Jan. 2021
  • His week on other matters is, well weak.
    — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
  • There seems to be something the matter with these three guys.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The union has filed a grievance over the matter.
    — ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Cheek said the board would discuss the matter.
    — Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
  • Lawsuits could keep the matter tied up for years.
    — Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • This is why a paper trail matters.
    — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Lives change in a matter of seconds.
    — Glen Weldon, NPR, 14 May 2026
  • Then there’s the matter of big-league rosters.
    — Kevin Sherrington mar. 6, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Then there’s the matter of his defense.
    — The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • From there, a handful of things matter.
    — Ajai Sehgal, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • And to make matters worse, the scene went on for at least five minutes.
    — Michael Pressman, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Friend-of-the-court briefs took an even broader view of the matter.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2022
  • That’s why pace, ratio and method matter.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
  • Hahn said voting matters to him.
    — Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The context around this choice matters.
    — Boutayna Chokrane, Pitchfork, 7 May 2026

matter

2 of 2 verb
  • It may not matter to you, but it matters a lot to me!
  • And none of it seemed to matter.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • And that gift seemed to matter.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
  • None of it matters now, of course.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Didn't matter who was late or not.
    — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Choose your base by what matters most to you.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Like all drugs, the dosage matters.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Share your warmth with those who matter!
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • In the end, the win is all that matters.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2025
  • But all of that doesn’t matter so much.
    — Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • For at least one night, none of that mattered.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
  • And all that matters in this space are the feels.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Time matters here, so don't put this off.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Didn’t matter how good or bad the film or show was.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The game shouldn’t have mattered.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • And at this time of year, that’s what matters most.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
  • What matters is how many get sold to the world as a whole.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
  • That month mattered to her, and to all of them, and maybe to you.
    — Chavi Eve Karkowsky, Slate Magazine, 30 Oct. 2017
  • To do it when the wins and losses matter?
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The rule of law does not seem to matter anymore.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • None of that matters in a moment like this.
    — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Add the detail that shows why the idea matters.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026
  • The outcome of that bet does not matter.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This matters not just for customers but for teams.
    — Kendra MacDonald, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Few items matter more than what touches your skin.
    — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Money matters — so make the most of it.
    — Lori Zaino, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Money matters — so make the most of it.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Money matters — so make the most of it.
    — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Money matters — so make the most of it.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Money matters — so make the most of it.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025

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