Example Sentences

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But, with more than a bit of desperation, he regards his work in miniaturization as his “last chance at greatness,” greatness mattering to him a great deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Remove any of those, and the revenue numbers stopped mattering.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

As we live longer, sustaining a sense of mattering has become a defining challenge of aging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

He knows that results are "massively important" but said part of his job was trying "build a business around results not mattering".

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

Nothing was happening, really, but the moment was thick with mattering.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green