7 sentences with 'insignificant'
Example sentences and phrases with the word insignificant and other words derived from it.
• « Thanks to the legacy of Alexander's conquests, Greek culture went from being relatively insignificant to becoming a major influence throughout the region. »
• « Caligula made a tactically insignificant invasion of northern Gaul that culminated in a Triumph (military parade, traditionally one of the greatest displays of power and glory by a victorious general) back in Rome. »
• « Therefore, according to Augustine of Hippo, all learning was only one facet of material life; useful in its own way, but utterly insignificant in comparison with the need to bare the soul before God and await the second coming of Christ. »
• « For the Romantics, nature was a vast and overwhelming presence, against which the activities of humanity were ultimately insignificant. »
• « The Truman Doctrine was closely linked to the fear of what American politicians called the "Domino Theory": if one nation "fell" to communism, it was feared that communism would spread to surrounding countries. Thus, preventing a communist takeover anywhere, even in a comparatively small and militarily insignificant country, was essential from a US foreign policy perspective throughout the Cold War period. »
• « The rivalries that had divided the former "great powers" in the past seemed insignificant compared to the threat of a single overwhelming war initiated by foreign powers that could lead to the end of history. »
• « We are facing the largest planet in our solar system. Jupiter has a diameter of 143,200 kilometres, which, compared to the Earth's diameter of 12,756 kilometres, makes Jupiter an enormous planet. Or the Earth insignificant...? »