defining moment

noun

: the time that shows very clearly what something is really about

That was the campaign's defining moment.

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The Flames fought back when Salter found Donte Lee in the end zone to level things up before the half, but the game’s defining moment came in the third quarter when Kennesaw State went in front on a six-yard touchdown run by Qua Ashley. —

Jamie Barton, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024 The defining moment of the Dodgers’ season went by almost completely unnoticed. —

Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024 For the Reebok Pump, that’s 35 years of cool and a history that includes tennis as a defining moment. —

Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 That leadership also led to a defining moment for the Loyal in 2020 when the team walked off the field and forfeited two games after a racist and homophobic slurs were thrown at players. —

Kate Murphy, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for defining moment

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