defining moment

noun

: the time that shows very clearly what something is really about

That was the campaign's defining moment.

Examples of defining moment in a Sentence

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The birth of Napster in 1999 was a defining moment for young Silicon Valley, an era when twentysomethings made fortunes based on (sometimes small) digital tweaks on existing models of property and commerce. —C. Brandon Ogbunu, WIRED, 19 Apr. 2024

Instead, in the defining moment of the team’s 3-2 loss at Target Field on Wednesday, the Minnesota Twins’ defense turned a picture-perfect relay play. —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024

And then came a defining moment for modern medicine. —Giridhar Kalamangalam, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024

The war in Gaza is a defining moment for many young Americans, one that has deepened their discontent with their own government. —USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024

The world is at a defining moment in the fight against malaria. —Peter Sands, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023

That feeling of having just missed a defining moment in history continued at Stanford University, where Williams attended college and started experimenting with performance, landing in the Bay Area hoping to find the radical legacy of the Black Panther Party. —Zachary Small, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024

Choosing between a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification is a defining moment for finance professionals, each leading to distinct avenues within the financial industry. —Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024

This game should have been his defining moment in the NFL. —Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024