unimportant
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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I’m not one of those rubes who thinks a job is unimportant just because I can’t make sense of it.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
After Thursday’s game, Ibrahimovic echoed Pochettino’s declaration that the USMNT’s loss was unimportant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
That does not mean parenting or educational support are unimportant.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
Times were unimportant, however, as the racers who deigned to take to the Stelvio course finetuned their lines down the course in the kind of flat light that is also forecast for Saturday's medal race.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
An argument, about who should put the dishes in the dishwasher, whose turn it is to sort the laundry, clean the toilet; something daily and unimportant in the big scheme of things.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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