Example Sentences

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Besides Hollywood good looks, Mr. Schaller had legendary energy and, vitally, patience.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Now that the vitally important strategic chokepoint has been blocked once, the key players in the region have witnessed its closure once and now know it can happen again.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

“Public transparency is vitally important in these cases — not just for the people of Hennepin County and Minnesota, but for the public nationwide,” Moriarty wrote in one of the letters.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

A host of other vitally important chemicals, gases and other products normally enter international supply chains via the Hormuz Strait.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

We feel that it is vitally important to support our Negro children in their educational endeavors.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper