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Meanings of momentous in English

Momentous.

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Usage of momentous in English
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It will likely be the most momentous civil rights case in years.
Reuters
2
The long months have been a preamble to these momentous weeks ahead.
The Irish Times
3
The report was a fine and poignant account of those momentous days.
The Irish Times
4
At this momentous time, a heavy responsibility falls upon all of us.
The Guardian
5
It soon became clear that something more momentous was in the works.
The arms maker of berlin
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This seems simple enough, but it has momentous consequences in the story.
The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne
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This momentous event addressed a couple of my food and identity issues.
I'm not hanging noodles on your ears and other intriguing idioms...
8
A week after the momentous interview in the pavilion M. and Mme.
Monte-Cristo's Daughter
9
It is the only momentous fact; all others are chaff and rags.
The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays / 1909
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And they go through different periods and calendars marked by momentous events.
The Irish Times
11
Quintus Fabius and Publius Decius were elected Censors at a momentous crisis.
Lays of Ancient Rome
12
The decision of a Fianna Fail-led coalition had momentous consequences for all.
The Irish Times
13
To the understanding observer and the participant it is momentous and intense.
The Man in Court
14
The heart leaps with emotion: everything is momentous in a quiet life.
In the Footprints of the Padres
15
There was nothing exciting, nothing momentous in the approach to the lake.
Plotting in Pirate Seas
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He had succeeded in delaying the German advance for a momentous week.
A Short History of the Great War
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Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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