How to Use pivotal in a Sentence

pivotal

adjective

• She is at a pivotal point in her career.
• Wilson points to the 1330s as the pivotal decade of change.
  — Ana María Velasco, National Geographic, 17 Jan. 2024
• Her monologue is a pivotal moment, and one of the film’s best.
  — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2023
• Week 1 of the season is a pivotal one for the conference.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
• That was a pivotal moment for Tim — an epiphany for him.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Dec. 2023
• In this case, the Sox lamented pivotal instances when the ball didn’t roll at all.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
• The Bible plays a pivotal role, with its promise of the land of Canaan to the descendants of Abraham.
  — Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2023
• The Kings fell in Phoenix in pivotal game on a few different fronts.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2024
• Andrew Iverson is the right man for the job in this pivotal election.
  — Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
• The trade deadline, a pivotal AL East series and a reunion.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2023
• The chop marked a pivotal moment in both the model's career and the Mod era in general.
  — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2023
• The track plays at a pivotal moment in the movie when Barbie questions what her purpose is.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
• Here are some of the pivotal moments in the conflict leading up to the counteroffensive.
  — Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
• One pivotal scene involved shaving Gordon-Levitt’s head, which the team had one chance to nail.
  — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
• The counteroffensive stands to mark a pivotal moment in the nearly 16-month war.
  — Yasmeen Serhan, Time, 6 June 2023
• In the last four years, the 20-year-old St. Paul, Minnesota, native has faced many pivotal moments.
  — Christine Yu, SELF, 4 Oct. 2023
• What happened next marked a pivotal moment for that man, whose name is Kevin Ross, and for Cavallero.
  — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
• Among its 60 exhibits is one about the pivotal World War II battle for which the carrier is named.
  — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2023
• Weeks into a pivotal election year, AI confusion is on the rise.
  — Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024
• History buffs will recognize the creek as the site of a pivotal battle that took place during the Civil War.
  — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 14 Feb. 2024
• But the interplay between groups comes at a pivotal moment.
  — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2023
• The heads of the two unions say in letters to each other that their support proved pivotal during a previous Teamsters strike in 1997.
  — Pete Muntean, CNN, 20 July 2023
• For the Jayhawks, ensuring this duo doesn’t get going is pivotal.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2024
• That's what makes the success of the Ukrainian offensive just getting underway all the more pivotal.
  — Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
• Pisces February 19-March 20 An important person could be about to play a pivotal role in your life.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2023
• Though the film doesn't include an end-credits scene, the last scene does include a pivotal voice cameo from the original Snow, Donald Sutherland.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
• What is a pivotal moment that’s shaped you as an executive?
  — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
• And while the court case is happening, life goes on at home for mother and son, an inevitably uneasy setup (with a pivotal role played by Daniel’s dog, Snoop).
  — Nicolas Rapold, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
• The home run saving catch proved to be pivotal, as Mariners right fielder Dominic Canzone hit a home run in the next at-bat to tie the game and send it into extra innings.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2023
• Abdo joined the station in its early days in the ‘60s, describing it as a pivotal moment filled with both fear and excitement.
  — Hala Mustafa, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024