insignificant
Example Sentences
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Some might seem insignificant, but they can be vessels for grief, anger and other feelings about the end of a relationship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Nevertheless, lawyers for the victims told the BBC they were disappointed with the length of the jail terms handed down on Thursday, calling them "insignificant".
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
Finding only two pieces may appear insignificant, but Devlin sees it as an early signal.
From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026
A $30,000 contribution, while not insignificant, is relatively small in proportion to the overall asset.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 8, 2026
His voice cracked with the strain, and they stood looking at each other in the whiteness and the emptiness, and Harry felt they were as insignificant as insects beneath that wide sky.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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