crucial

adjective cru·cial \ ˈkrü-shəl \

|Updated on: 5 Jun 2018

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Definition of crucial

1 archaic : cruciform

2 a : important or essential as resolving a crisis : decisive

She played a crucial role in the negotiations.

b : marked by final determination of a doubtful issue

the crucial game of a series

c : important, significant

… what use we make of them will be the crucial question.
—Stanley Kubrick

Vitamins are crucial for maintaining good health.

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Examples of crucial in a Sentence

Vitamins are crucial for maintaining good health.
It's crucial that we arrive before 8 o'clock.
Teachers are crucial to the success of the school.
She played a crucial role in the meeting.

Recent Examples of crucial from the Web

These two positions are just absolutely crucial to us,’’ Luginbill said.

— doug haller, azcentral, "12 things you should know about ASU football recruiting," 1 June 2018
For the film’s producer Roland Joffe, ethnicity was clearly less crucial than vibe.

— david sims, The Atlantic, "The Dazzling Failures of Super Mario Bros.," 31 May 2018
What’s more crucial is nailing the handful of attributes that define the wine for the casual drinker, those points of difference that deviate from the norm.

— bruce schoenfeld, WIRED, "Your Next Glass of Wine Might Be a Fake—and You'll Love It," 30 May 2018
Russell is the greatest defensive player and pure winner in league history, with a fiercely unforgiving mental command that seemed to dictate the proceedings at the most crucial times.

— bruce jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, "How the Warriors, Cavaliers are linked in history," 30 May 2018
Audio is a crucial, yet often unappreciated part of computing.

— ian paul, PCWorld, "Logitech's booming MX Sound 2.0 Bluetooth PC speakers are $70 today, 30 percent off," 29 May 2018
The rookie reliever – who Gabe Kapler has reserved for the game’s most crucial spots – silenced Animal, extinguished the hornets nest, and handed the night to the rest of the bullpen.

— matt breen, Philly.com, "Phillies fall to Dodgers despite Vince Velasquez's strong start," 28 May 2018
The role of social media in the campaigns for both a Yes has been crucial and today, #Repealedthe8th, #TáForMná (Irish for #YesForWomen), and #Together4Yes are all trending on Twitter, where people have been sharing their stories.

— refinery29.com, "Ireland Votes Yes To Legal Abortion, Reversing Constitutional Clause," 26 May 2018
Adam Friedberg for Fortune The Manhattan store illustrates just how much faith Nordstrom has in physical stores—and how crucial tech is to its vision of making them work.

— phil wahba, Fortune, "Why Nordstrom Is Betting on High-Touch Tech," 25 May 2018

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