How to Use critical in a Sentence

critical

adjective
  • We need to look at these proposed changes with a critical eye before we accept them.
  • She has a talent for critical thinking.
  • The program presents a critical analysis of the government's strategies.
  • In a case like this the size of the tax loss is critical.
    Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 19 June 2021
  • The move is critical for the protection of the whales, the agency said.
    BostonGlobe.com, 18 Nov. 2021
  • The mission in the film is critical, but so too is the one mentioned above.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The public has the right to make critical and harsh remarks.
    Tyler Carter, Dallas News, 12 Nov. 2020
  • The size of Kay’s wheels would also have been critical.
    Cody Cassidy, Wired, 6 May 2020
  • Sometimes the truth might be critical of this group or that group.
    Oliver Darcy, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023
  • That the series went on to capture critical praise is just a dream come true.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Sleep is critical for the body to repair itself and recharge.
    Ebony Williams, ajc, 24 May 2022
  • The result is that rare thing, a profile that is both critical and fair.
    Aimee Levitt, Chicago Reader, 31 Jan. 2018
  • All of them foster a love of the earth, increased well being, and critical life skills.
    Jessica Mordo, Sunset Magazine, 11 Feb. 2020
  • But there wasn't much to be critical of on Wednesday night.
    Jose M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2021
  • These changes support a healthy weight — critical for a strong heart.
    Stacey Colino, Woman's Day, 4 Dec. 2018
  • These sources are critical for tracking the acute phase of this crisis.
    Jed Kolko, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2020
  • But was not all of it or a critical part of it to my recollection.
    Fox News, 28 Apr. 2018
  • And this comes at a time that the president himself has been critical of the central bank.
    Anneken Tappe, CNN, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Getting that game there is something could be critical down the road.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Over decades of testing, there are now hundreds of splices in those critical loops.
    Tara Copp, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2023
  • In tonight’s episode, Ethel also has a seizure at a critical moment.
    Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Oct. 2018
  • Cal’s edge players can get to the passer and stop the run so blocking and chipping will be critical.
    James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 15 Oct. 2021
  • The Sony pic has been met with critical and box office success.
    Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2019
  • Roads and bridges are critical but so are child care and prescription drugs.
    Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2022
  • What Rwanda does next, said van de Walle, will be critical.
    Lesley Wroughton, Washington Post, 1 June 2022
  • The taxes are a critical funding source for the entire state budget.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
  • These are critical democratic tools that are not and should not be reserved to lawyers.
    Maya Wiley, The New Republic, 21 Mar. 2022
  • The deal has helped sustain critical food supplies and temper rising food prices around the world.
    Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
  • But the aesthetic is critical to standing out not just on the store shelves but online too.
    Rachel King, Fortune, 5 June 2020
  • So listening to what your skin is telling you is critical.
    Audrey Noble, Seventeen, 26 Oct. 2020

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