Examples of pivotal in a Sentence
She is at a pivotal point in her career.
the report was missing a pivotal piece of information
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Which is why the win over Oxford could prove to be a pivotal one, providing of course it is backed up in the four league fixtures before the next international break.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Columbus’s voyage occurred during a pivotal moment of change within European politics and political economy.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Writer-director Scott Cooper asked the Emmy-winning actor, who stars as Springsteen’s manager and producer Jon Landau in the film, to share the tune that was really playing during the pivotal moment, as part of Entertainment Weekly's Around the Table video series.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Wendell Weeks, who has led the 175-year-old glass and materials science company for two decades, recently recounted the pivotal conversation that helped define Apple’s most successful product.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Columbus’s voyage occurred during a pivotal moment of change within European politics and political economy.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Writer-director Scott Cooper asked the Emmy-winning actor, who stars as Springsteen’s manager and producer Jon Landau in the film, to share the tune that was really playing during the pivotal moment, as part of Entertainment Weekly's Around the Table video series.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Wendell Weeks, who has led the 175-year-old glass and materials science company for two decades, recently recounted the pivotal conversation that helped define Apple’s most successful product.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Pivotal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pivotal. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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pivotal
adjective
piv·ot·al
ˈpiv-ət-ᵊl 
1
: of, relating to, or functioning as a pivot
2
: extremely important : critical
a pivotal discovery
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