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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 of pivotal from the Web
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The show took us to pivotal moments in American history, showing the fight for women’s suffrage, the birth of Delta Blues, the romance of classic Hollywood.
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Educating the nation about Till's death, which became a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement, couldsoon become an expanded mission for the National Park Service.
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So, what is John Kerry doing meeting with the Iran's foreign minister at this pivotal moment in the nuclear deal?
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Flood’s selection came in part because the investigation had reached a pivotal moment, said one person familiar with his recruitment for the job.
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The former coach's testimony could be a pivotal moment in the trial examining the enforcement process that led to wide-ranging sanctions against McNair and USC in the Reggie Bush extra benefits case.
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Seton Hall law professor Gaia Bernstein designed the class for this pivotal moment in modern life.
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Among his many interviewees: Steven Spielberg, who offers an anecdote about a pivotal moment from his South Jersey boyhood, and Philly’s own Will Smith. 10 p.m.
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The Pelicans' star tandem carried the squad in every way on a night that could go down as a pivotal moment for an organization that has been waiting for its time under the spotlight of the playoffs.
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First Known Use of pivotal
1838
pivotal Synonyms
Near Antonyms
inconsequential, insignificant, minor, trivial, unimportant;
Related Words
decisive, life-and-death (also life-or-death), weighty;
basic, elementary, fundamental;
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