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 will be pivotal to the remaining stretch of the season.
  — James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
• Which is good news, since tech is pivotal to the state’s economy.
  — Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2023
• 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
• That bond is a pivotal part of the Fresh Prince storyline, and Bel-Air leans into it as well.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 7 Apr. 2023
• Michael Massey and Maikel Garcia hit pivotal home runs in the sixth inning, with Massey drilling a two-run shot over the right-field wall.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2024
• The fracturing of the family was always a pivotal theme in the show.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 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
• But inside were portraits of moments that are pivotal to him from his time in school.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 26 Apr. 2024
• Hintz scored the pivotal, opening goal in Game 7 Monday night on a breakaway.
  — Joey Hayden, Dallas News, 18 May 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
• Burt Bacharach played a pivotal role in the timeless film series Austin Powers.
  — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 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
• Rightly or wrongly, the AI chip king’s report on Aug. 28 will be viewed as a pivotal event for the market.
  — Morgan Chittum,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
• Strength in the face of adversity remains pivotal to the Gullah Geechee way of life.
  — Sara Novak, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 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
• War broke out, and the premiere picks up right before the pivotal final battle.
  — EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
• Overseen by our skilled team of researchers, preservationists, and curators, the Academy Collection plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of moviemaking.
  — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024