Everybody was dressed in important-looking clothes.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Joy Luck Club]

"Who is the important-looking man in the photograph?".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Masques of Ottawa] Reference

An important-looking man said impatiently, 'A rifle shot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Penalty]

It was busy as ever that morning, busy and important-looking.    From Wordnik.com.  [Roses are Red]

Up on his wall were three large, important-looking pushpin maps.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pop Goes The Weasel]

Elizabeth were sewing, with an important-looking paper in her hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Gay Cockade] Reference

The ballroom at the Adolphus was packed with important-looking people.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dallas Blog, Daily News, Dallas Politics, Opinion, and Commentary FrontBurner Blog D Magazine » Blog Archive » RE: LUNCH PLANS] Reference

Mariam longed to place a ruler on a page and draw important-looking lines.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Thousand Splendid Suns]

A very important-looking polished fossil on a long chain hung about her neck.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sagittarius Whorl]

"A man so important-looking and dignified as you must be the barkeep," she purred.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kendermore]

Malone put down the important-looking paper and looked up in genuine and pleased surprise.    From Wordnik.com.  [Knocked for a Loop]

We took off in a Bell helicopter that was shiny black, both official - and important-looking.    From Wordnik.com.  [Roses are Red]

That afternoon it was filled with important-looking people having important-looking conversations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sundays at Tiffany's]

I love them b/c they're a handy size and important-looking enough that they don't seem to get lost.    From Wordnik.com.  [The right tool] Reference

Yes, we had papers — Ramin held up an imposing document with multiple important-looking signatures.    From Wordnik.com.  [Among the Hostage-Takers] Reference

He stacked the important-looking papers into some semblance of neatness and led the way to the elevator.    From Wordnik.com.  [Knocked for a Loop]

He picked up one of the more important-looking papers from his desk and became extremely busy going over it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Knocked for a Loop]

There were pictures of other space vessels on the walls, and a series of important-looking framed documents.    From Wordnik.com.  [First Warning]

The desk in question was a big important-looking wfiting-table of mahogany set across a corner by the window.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hercule Poirot's Casebook]

"Removes" and ending with the serious and important-looking Sixth Form, filed into Big Hall and took their places.    From Wordnik.com.  [Judy of York Hill] Reference

She has broken open the envelope and is now scanning hurriedly the contents of the important-looking document within.    From Wordnik.com.  [April's Lady A Novel] Reference

Step one: Root through your office and create a stack of important-looking folders, spreadsheets, and stapled reports.    From Wordnik.com.  [Prioleau Alexander: Corporate Wisdom: Superiors and Subordinates] Reference

You have your important-looking clipboard, the kids are lined up, school is starting and you got to blow your whistle.    From Wordnik.com.  [playground powerplay « Adventures in Juggling] Reference

In the front of his peaked official cap was an important-looking badge and over it in golden letters was the word SERGEANT.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2005-02-01] Reference

His metal bracelets were clanking with every step he made and in his hand he held an important-looking piece of paper -- form.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hard to be a god]

Pens I didn't recognize sitting next to unfinished purchase orders and bizarre (but important-looking) scribbles in my notebook.    From Wordnik.com.  [haloaskew Diary Entry] Reference

“The 4th Dragoons,” said the Doctor, and he pointed to an important-looking figure whose epaulettes dripped with gold fringe.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters]

But by now the doctor had entered, an important-looking person with long, dark whiskers and a shiny, shaven chin, wearing a bearskin coat.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Brothers Karamazov] Reference

He was a large, stout and important-looking man, bald and bearded.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Green Rust] Reference

Miss Rennie and Miss Wilson came in with most important-looking faces.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mr. Hogarth's Will] Reference

Crew members zipped in with microphone cases and other important-looking things.    From Wordnik.com.  [MOM - Not Otherwise Specified] Reference

A stout, important-looking man paused before Mrs. Frothingham, and spoke familiarly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Whirlpool] Reference

He used to come on the platform with a very important-looking blue baton in his hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Life — Volume 1] Reference

And an important-looking fellow near him shouted, "Don't sing that, for pity's sake!".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Tale of Ferdinand Frog] Reference

"Ours are the largest though;" said the father, "these are not at all important-looking.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sand-Hills of Jutland] Reference

Here I found a very important-looking official in uniform, with a big book in front of him.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Wallypug in London] Reference