have mattered
- present perfect of matter.
Example Sentences
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It should have mattered that GA delivered the most important hit in Angels’ history, the game-winner in the 2002 World Series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026
Instead, they should look for companies that have the capacity to raise their payouts, says Trivariate Research founder Adam Parker, who notes that dividend increases have mattered more to stock performance of late.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
None of that would have mattered much until Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
In times as desperate as these, it’s unclear how much Alvarado’s filibuster really would have mattered.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2025
It wouldn’t have mattered anyway. 5-alpha-reductase deficiency syndrome is a skillful counterfeiter.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
