How to Use critical point in a Sentence

critical point

noun
  • The star racers were even at the critical point.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Si’s team thinks the answer may lie in something called a quantum critical point.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
  • Woolen's penalty came at a critical point with less than three minutes in the third quarter.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Now, the network of pipes is reaching a critical point, officials said.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The set of conditions under which a substance exists in this state, or phase, is called its critical point.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026
  • The race for faster and more efficient data systems is reaching a critical point.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Skinner is entering the final year of his rookie deal and is at a critical point in his career.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
  • At a critical point, the two precession rates lock together.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
  • At critical points in my career, John was there with an open mind, an unflinching eye, and great guidance.
    — Peter Zaffino, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • This happened at a really critical point in your life and your career, and a lot of people didn’t know either.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The family faces a critical point that will either make their bond stronger or leave it shattered forever.
    — Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The family faces a critical point that will either make their bond stronger or leave it shattered forever.
    — Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Our city is at a critical point, both physically and fiscally.
    — Betty Resch, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The large number of immovable contracts on the Oilers roster has now reached a critical point.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • In plenty of instances, Soto has stolen a base in a high-leverage situation or at a critical point.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The triggering event appears small, but the cascade reveals how close the system had already drifted to its critical point.
    — Lawrence Rosenberg, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The family’s quest to return to the United States is now reaching a critical point, the mother said.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
  • And that became a critical point of failure for law enforcement chiefs looking to make the early apportionment of blame.
    — Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The closer conditions are to the critical point, the stronger these fluctuations become.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The critical point represents a unique location on the nuclear phase diagram.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
  • According to the researcher team, this critical point could explain water’s distinct properties.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The passage is a critical point, funneling tens of millions of barrels of oil daily along with other exports as one of the world’s most important shipping routes.
    — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
  • As the material moves closer to its quantum critical point, the threshold needed for entanglement drops sharply.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
  • Summer will be another critical point in Iroegbunam’s fledgling career.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • The murder of Charlie Kirk has pushed this country to a critical point, where many respond to terrorists by echoing their language of war.
    — John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
  • With the Rangers making another round of cuts Sunday morning, the competition stage of camp is reaching a critical point.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • For some communities, having a rural emergency hospital preserves a critical point of access to care.
    — Daniel R. George, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
  • One stop that went under the radar at a critical point in the season was in the eventual 4-1 win away to Tottenham in February.
    — Art De Roché, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • As a high-energy laser, Iron Beam intercepts threats in seconds by concentrating a beam on a critical point of an incoming object.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For retailers, these shifts are landing at a critical point in the production cycle, when manufacturing lead times for peak Q4 goods are already tight.
    — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

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