How to Use crucial in a Sentence

crucial

adjective

• Teachers are crucial to the success of the school.
• She played a crucial role in the meeting.
• Vitamins are crucial for maintaining good health.
• It's crucial that we arrive before 8 o'clock.
• For this project in particular, having straight edges and faces is crucial.
  — Jean Levasseur, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2023
• Just as importantly: The timing of triples could be crucial.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023
• But in Arizona and Wisconsin, 2.3 points could have been crucial.
  — Dante Chinni, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2023
• But that recognition itself is crucial and ultimately suggests that a third world war won’t happen.
  — WSJ, 21 Mar. 2023
• Big performances by guards Isaiah Wong and Jordan Miller will be crucial.
  — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
• In terms of product and ingredient penetration, starting with clean slate is crucial.
  — Brian Underwood, Women's Health, 27 Feb. 2023
• While planning ahead with cold-weather gear is crucial, even the most insulated winter boots might not be enough to keep your feet and toes warm when spending time in frigid climates.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2023
• Form can also be negatively impacted by sore and overworked muscles, so stretching post-workout is crucial.
  — Good Housekeeping, 17 Mar. 2023
• All eyes are now on a handful of states expected to see razor-thin vote margins, likely to be determined by a small but crucial pool of persuadable voters.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
• This ability to react quickly is crucial, Bolton said in a recent conversation.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
• Confidence is crucial But capital and regulation are not enough.
  — Hanna Ziady, CNN, 21 Mar. 2023
• The one thing that holds true is the ability to build relationships ... (To) really connect with the community and with the kids is crucial.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2023
• Weaving your exercise plan into your eating schedule is crucial, given the nature of intermittent fasting.
  — Andrew Heffernan, Men's Health, 27 Feb. 2023
• Williams and Wilmore were then left in limbo by several crucial issues, including gas leaks and thruster problems, that plagued their Starliner capsule during the first leg of its trip.
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
• Each game down the stretch is crucial for the Chargers.
  — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2022
• This year is a crucial time to build trust and gain leads.
  — Erik Huberman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
• The youth played a crucial role; 44% of voters were under the age of 35.
  — Ayesha Jalal, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2024
• Hanks, 52, has been on the job less than a month and steps in at a crucial time.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2020
• In fact, the word is a way of distracting from one of the crucial jobs at hand.
  — Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 4 May 2017
• One of the most crucial aspects of dressing like a boss?
  — Maya McDowell, Marie Claire, 28 Oct. 2019
• The 2024 elections will be the crucial next pulse check in this regard.
  — Martin Reeves, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
• The first five days of Derreumaux’s trip will be crucial.
  — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 May 2021
• The need of the hour is to prevent genocide and save lives, and three steps are crucial.
  — Kholood Khair, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
• And James was crucial in guiding me through all of that.
  — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2022
• So the robot will need to handle the most crucial tasks on its own.
  — Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Mar. 2022
• Those were big games, and this next stretch can be viewed as crucial, too.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 26 July 2019

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024