How to Use indispensable in a Sentence

indispensable

adjective
  • In short, Alexa isn’t an indispensable part of our lives.
    Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Pippen is one of the great two-way wings of all time and an indispensable piece to six championships.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
  • Venetian loafer is one of the indispensable styles of tuxedo shoes.
    Maverick Li, Men's Health, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The first challenge, at this point, is that the state Department of Transportation, indispensable to the project, has yet to sign off on it.
    Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The plan, Force Design 2030, aims to make the Corps an indispensable tool in America’s toolbox.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2023
  • As de Gaulle famously said, though, the graveyards are full of indispensable men.
    The Editors, National Review, 12 Feb. 2024
  • In a way, Nvidia is adept at positioning itself as the indispensable supplier of chips for the tech hype of the moment.
    Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 1 June 2023
  • His next challenge is to make his voice indispensable until November—and to set the stage for what follows.
    Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2024
  • My bookshelves are laden with Hollywood memoirs that run the gamut from indispensable to comic to, frankly, a pack of lies.
    Farran Smith Nehme, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Here are a few indispensable utensils that complete the kitchens of four cooking experts.
    Naz Deravian, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The comal, a round griddle, is indispensable in a Salvi kitchen, said Ms. Vasquez, a cookbook author and writer.
    Naz Deravian, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Under the law, the appeals court judges said, that factor was indispensable and so her finding about it alone should have ended the matter.
    Arkansas Online, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The ability to build and launch quickly is indispensable for startups with big ideas and small budgets.
    Jennifer Huang Gil, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
  • This indispensable, hardworking tool can whip up soups and dips (and sometimes even heat them) and act as a food processor.
    Malia Griggs, SELF, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The cordless drill is indispensable for maintenance and repair jobs around the house and on your car or for working on gear from bikes to skis to your barbecue grill.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2023
  • Best of all, it is enriched with hyaluronic acid, amino acids, and biotin - indispensable elements for healthy hair, skin, nails, joints, and bones.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2023
  • With the ability to fry, braise, sear, steam, sauté, and boil all within one pot, this Dutch oven can replace a variety of cookware and is indispensable in the kitchen.
    Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Canady has since solidified herself as an indispensable part of one of the best pitching staffs in the nation, and the Cardinal aren’t even sure this is her best.
    Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Learn more › Fishing waders are indispensable gear for any angler who’s not climbing into a boat or fishing off of a dock.
    Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • In this vital, indispensable book, journalist Draper elbows his way into the right-wing crowd in the halls of Congress.
    Washington Post Editors and Reviewers, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Parrish, who won 2020 IndyStar Miss Basketball, looked like an indispensable spark on both ends of the floor.
    Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Nov. 2022
  • The Denver Nuggets on Monday were without the three indispensable cogs of last season’s championship run.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • What distinguishes a Big Wine Book as both great and indispensable?
    Lettie Teague, wsj.com, 13 Apr. 2023
  • This indispensable tool—essentially a ruler with an L- or square-shaped chunk carved out of it—could be replaced by a ruler, but its convenience-to-cost ratio is hard to beat.
    Connie Chang, Popular Mechanics, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Other than the iconic single, not much else from the album is considered an indispensable part of Bowie's oeuvre.
    Alex Heigl, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2023
  • When the economy turns, VCs have to make a big distinction between what is merely useful, and what is indispensable.
    Bylucy Brewster, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Since then the tank top has firmly cemented its place as an indispensable item in every stylish woman’s capsule wardrobe.
    Alex Kessler, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Those cheap but indispensable pieces of plastic were bumping along some conveyor belt in the airport’s bowels.
    Mark Naida, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Now a new study in mice suggests a key part of the answer may be that an RNA molecule that’s indispensable for female survival steers the body toward immune friendly fire.
    Jonathan Wosen Reprints, STAT, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The oil and gas industry, riding the highest prices in nearly a decade, has its swagger back — once again the indispensable player in a world desperate for energy.
    Kyra Buckley, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Nov. 2022

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