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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In the years ahead, Starship is set to serve a pivotal role in future U.S. spaceflight.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
But the basketball legend played a pivotal role in getting Memorial Stadium built
In 1920, Allen’s football team, which hadn’t been doing so well, played the vaunted Nebraska Cornhuskers to a tie.
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august 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
The top leader’s trip comes as Tibet is bracing for a pivotal moment in its future.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
When 25-year-old Amadeus arrives in bustling 18th-century Vienna, no longer a child prodigy and craving creative freedom, his world collides with two pivotal figures: his fiercely loyal future wife, Constanze Weber, and devoutly religious court composer, Antonio Salieri.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
But the basketball legend played a pivotal role in getting Memorial Stadium built
In 1920, Allen’s football team, which hadn’t been doing so well, played the vaunted Nebraska Cornhuskers to a tie.
—Randy Mason
august 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
The top leader’s trip comes as Tibet is bracing for a pivotal moment in its future.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
When 25-year-old Amadeus arrives in bustling 18th-century Vienna, no longer a child prodigy and craving creative freedom, his world collides with two pivotal figures: his fiercely loyal future wife, Constanze Weber, and devoutly religious court composer, Antonio Salieri.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Pivotal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pivotal. Accessed 29 Aug. 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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