How to Use crucial in a Sentence

crucial

adjective
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  • 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.
  • This year is a crucial time to build trust and gain leads.
    — Erik Huberman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Each game down the stretch is crucial for the Chargers.
    — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2022
  • One of the most crucial aspects of dressing like a boss?
    — Maya McDowell, Marie Claire, 28 Oct. 2019
  • So the robot will need to handle the most crucial tasks on its own.
    — Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Read on to discover the crucial red flags to watch out for.
    — Adryan Corcione, Teen Vogue, 21 Jan. 2020
  • The second game was won with one crucial stretch early in the game.
    — Michael Casagrande, AL.com, 27 May 2017
  • In fact, the word is a way of distracting from one of the crucial jobs at hand.
    — Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 4 May 2017
  • Some of the most crucial tasks life assigns to us involve just that.
    — Stephanie H. Murray, The Week, 14 Dec. 2021
  • But as with jade rolling, the right technique is crucial.
    — Banu Ibrahim, CNN Underscored, 30 Dec. 2019
  • That means a full night of restful sleep is crucial in so many ways.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 30 June 2021
  • And James was crucial in guiding me through all of that.
    — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Most crucial are the immense amounts of hops employed and when they are added.
    — Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2017
  • That day was a crucial step in my growth as a fisherman.
    — Mark Hicks, Field & Stream, 15 June 2020
  • Those were big games, and this next stretch can be viewed as crucial, too.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 26 July 2019
  • Winning over these people will be crucial to stopping the spread of the virus.
    — Jared S. Hopkins and Arian Campo-Flores, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2020
  • This is crucial on a few levels and health, for now, is the biggest key.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Just keeping your body moving is the most crucial thing.
    — Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 15 Jan. 2021
  • The modest meals are crucial for those who receive them.
    — Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • This is a crucial step in baking that home cooks often rush.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Some of these permissions are crucial for apps to work.
    — Matt Burgess, Wired, 28 Nov. 2021
  • The last phrase is crucial: touristic travel exists for the sake of change.
    — Agnes Callard, The New Yorker, 24 June 2023
  • The first five days of Derreumaux’s trip will be crucial.
    — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 May 2021
  • No item is more crucial to a closet than a great leather jacket.
    — Vogue, 12 Sep. 2021
  • Moisture is crucial to curls, but too much can drag them down.
    — Chloe Metzger, Allure, 13 Sep. 2018
  • Our customers told us that the comfort of their dogs on car journeys is crucial.
    — Leah Melby Clinton, Town & Country, 24 Aug. 2018
  • Stress in small spurts—called acute stress—is crucial to our survival.
    — Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022

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