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?
  • So what was the significance of the blonde hair?
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Talk to me about the significance of this.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 28 May 2026
  • And its significance cannot be fixed.
    — Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Your free time will also take on a new significance this year.
    — Hannah Madlener, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026
  • His significance goes far beyond what can be seen with the naked eye.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 20 Dec. 2022
  • What was the significance of that scene?
    — Erin McMullen, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
  • What’s the significance to you of being part of such an event?
    — Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 21 May 2024
  • Right away, the artists felt the significance and the impact of the song.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
  • In the wake of the loss, the new album’s significance in her life has grown stronger.
    — Jack Irvin, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Some researchers have cast doubt on the significance of the study due to its small size.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • What would be the significance of such pardons, on this scale?
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2024
  • That meant Moss’ pro day would have that much more significance.
    — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Some third thing of significance that hasn’t yet occurred to me?
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 2 May 2025
  • There were many twists and turns, but the significance is far-reaching.
    — Billboard China, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The significance of those items has not yet been explained.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The significance of those items has not yet been explained.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
  • What was the significance of that scene ending the movie?
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2025
  • In the face of such significance, voiceover, then, isn’t just a media tool.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 11 July 2025
  • But what -- what is the significance?
    — ABC News, 14 June 2026
  • 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
  • Talk to us about the significance of that timing.
    — Katie Sanders, Time, 22 May 2026
  • Moore did not put much significance in the touchdown.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025

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