sound important

Frequency: 7.045.1 per million words

To give the impression of being important when heard.

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Examples (10)

  • Someone left a message for you—it sounded important.
  • The news conference sounded very important, so I tuned in immediately.
  • His advice always sounds important due to his confident tone.
  • Does this document sound important enough to require immediate attention?
  • The announcement sounded important, hinting at a major policy change.
  • Even a small task can sound important if presented with urgency.
  • They tried to make their proposal sound more important than it actually was.
  • From what I heard, the meeting sounds quite important for our future plans.
  • Her words began to sound increasingly important as she revealed more details.
  • The email subject line made it sound incredibly important, but it was just a newsletter.