How do you use Imperatives in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Imperatives meaning
plural of imperative
Using Imperatives
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of imperative
- In the example corpus, imperatives often appears in combinations such as: imperatives of, the imperatives, imperatives for.
Context around Imperatives
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Imperatives
- In this selection, "imperatives" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, strategic, security, key, pertain, compared and incorporating stand out and add context to how "imperatives" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and biodiversity imperatives incorporating sustainability and and commercial imperatives do not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "imperatives" sits close to words such as abalone, abomination and accountancy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with imperatives
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Below are the top five workforce priorities leaders must incorporate into their strategic imperatives for 2025. (16 words)
Well, speaking of an old story, I did have one more follow up on the four imperatives. (17 words)
It then reminded both governors on the imperatives of prioritizing security and well-being of their people. (17 words)
The imperatives for the conduct of the next population and housing census rest on the following grounds: Nigeria has one of the fastest growing populations, with a growth rate of 3.2% and an estimated population of about 216 million. (40 words)
And so every ounce of advertising, every ounce of carrying these strategic imperatives, of defining the vice president and trying to bring down Trump's numbers, all sat with us as a campaign," O'Malley Dillon added. (37 words)
One can’t imagine the secretary being so glib about Qatar, even though, like the Iranian regime, its rulers also openly support Hamas and run their state in accordance with Islamic imperatives rather than democratic consent. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
For me—then and now—three key imperatives pertain to public education, diplomacy, and investing in security assets.
In his remarks, Isiaka Yahaya, director, Public Affairs Department at the NPC, also called on the media to continue emphasising the imperatives of conducting censuses.
Its potential benefits notwithstanding, we must remember OpenAI is a private, for-profit company whose interests and commercial imperatives do not necessarily align with greater societal needs.
Only recently, the company organized a workshop for journalists in the North-central and South-west geo-political zones in the country to sensitize them on the imperatives of reporting climate change and the environment.
The document is meant to enable Sierra Leone’s self-government on the terms demanded by the Declaration of Independence and, in light of the imperatives of order, Unity, Freedom, and Justice, among others.
The imperatives for the conduct of the next population and housing census rest on the following grounds: Nigeria has one of the fastest growing populations, with a growth rate of 3.2% and an estimated population of about 216 million.
The Imperatives of Revoking Our Silence was a beacon of hope for the Soweto community to support the fight against GBV.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event had the theme: “Harnessing Nigeria’s Economic Potential for Growth and Development: Strategic Imperatives,’’.
Well, speaking of an old story, I did have one more follow up on the four imperatives.
While macroeconomic conditions continue to evolve in the near-term, our long-term tailwinds, digital acceleration, DevOps transformation, and cloud adoption continue to be multi-year imperatives for our customers.
Age also emerged as a pivotal determinant shaping policy preferences, with older Americans expressing greater concern over national security imperatives compared to their younger counterparts.
And so every ounce of advertising, every ounce of carrying these strategic imperatives, of defining the vice president and trying to bring down Trump's numbers, all sat with us as a campaign," O'Malley Dillon added.
Below are the top five workforce priorities leaders must incorporate into their strategic imperatives for 2025.
Given the need to reconcile industrial development, climate and biodiversity imperatives, incorporating sustainability in the mining industry has never been more vital.
However, there will be some calibration and re-setting of the agenda for specific regions, depending on the changing global situation and Indian strategic imperatives.
In his speech at the summit, Malagi himself identified the imperatives of some of the earlier mentioned principles behind effective public communication.
In short, he said, the country has to find a fine balance between national imperatives and investor interest or preferences.
In the short term, this involves robust military-to-military engagements, while in the long term, it signifies Guyana’s ongoing efforts to modernize its defense institutions, aligning itself with regional security imperatives.
It then reminded both governors on the imperatives of prioritizing security and well-being of their people.
One can’t imagine the secretary being so glib about Qatar, even though, like the Iranian regime, its rulers also openly support Hamas and run their state in accordance with Islamic imperatives rather than democratic consent.
Common combinations with imperatives
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- imperatives of 17×
- the imperatives 15×
- imperatives for 6×
- strategic imperatives 5×
- security imperatives 5×
- imperatives and 3×
- economic imperatives 3×
- imperatives to 3×
- these imperatives 3×
- imperatives are 3×