Examples of pivotal in a Sentence
She is at a pivotal point in her career.
the report was missing a pivotal piece of information
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And then—in a pivotal moment featured in all the trailers—Margaret starts her live weather report, only to lapse into an alien language on air.
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2026
Daniel Day-Lewis brings to life one of the most pivotal moments in the 16th president's time in the White House.
—Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026
Punk and Rhodes notably left WWE, went to AEW and then returned to WWE years later only to play pivotal roles in the company’s revitalization over the past few years.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
In any event, the disruption is pivotal.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2026
Daniel Day-Lewis brings to life one of the most pivotal moments in the 16th president's time in the White House.
—Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026
Punk and Rhodes notably left WWE, went to AEW and then returned to WWE years later only to play pivotal roles in the company’s revitalization over the past few years.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
In any event, the disruption is pivotal.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
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“Pivotal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pivotal. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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pivotal
adjective
piv·ot·al
ˈpiv-ət-ᵊl 
1
: of, relating to, or functioning as a pivot
2
: extremely important : critical
a pivotal discovery
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