Examples of pivotal in a Sentence

She is at a pivotal point in her career. the report was missing a pivotal piece of information

Recent Examples on the Web This month rocket strikes destroyed a road and railroad bridges pivotal for Russian resupply of forces on the west bank, to the south of Nikopol, closer to Kherson. — New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022 But Shasby and the Seawolves were able to benefit from pivotal new policies the NCAA instituted in recent years. — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2022 The response to some of the worst flooding in Kentucky’s history entered a pivotal phase Saturday as the search for victims accelerated over a battered stretch of central Appalachia. — Mike Ives, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 These down-ballot races often don’t involve household names but could prove pivotal in states such as Michigan, North Carolina and Ohio, whose state supreme courts are closely divided on ideological or political lines. — Deanna Paul, WSJ, 30 July 2022 Indeed, the video showcased Carey in a new light–the world got to see the superstar as her own self, perhaps for the very first time, and fashion was the pivotal tool to achieve that. — José Criales-unzueta, Vogue, 29 July 2022 As if any particular workout was some pivotal, all-encompassing, life-defining moment. — Amy Eisinger, M.a., SELF, 29 July 2022 While there were pivotal goals and moments, the boys from a collection of schools played as a unit of one. — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 27 July 2022 And there's that small but pivotal role for Kutcher, who plays a suit-wearing West Texas guru with a dark side. — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022 See More

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