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.
  • The first point of the game was crucial.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 4 June 2026
  • Yes, and this is a crucial point.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
  • And this last point is crucial.
    — Javed Ali, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • But that was a big save for us at a crucial time.
    — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Those were big games, and this next stretch can be viewed as crucial, too.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 26 July 2019
  • Music plays such a crucial role in the film.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The higher parts of the brain will be crucial, too.
    — Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • This is where riffing plays a crucial role.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Getting those crucial points did a lot more than that.
    — CBS News, 14 June 2026
  • The next few weeks will prove nerve-racking yet crucial.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Moisture is crucial to curls, but too much can drag them down.
    — Chloe Metzger, Allure, 13 Sep. 2018
  • The cow or chicken choice seemed rather crucial at the time.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Scott came up with a crucial steal, then sprinted up the court.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
  • That means a full night of restful sleep is crucial in so many ways.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 30 June 2021
  • Stress in small spurts—called acute stress—is crucial to our survival.
    — Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The choice of setting is crucial.
    — Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Our mistakes could be very crucial.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Does Maxine know of her crucial role in this film?
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
  • So the robot will need to handle the most crucial tasks on its own.
    — Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The second game was won with one crucial stretch early in the game.
    — Michael Casagrande, AL.com, 27 May 2017
  • Some of the most crucial tasks life assigns to us involve just that.
    — Stephanie H. Murray, The Week, 14 Dec. 2021
  • His progress over the next couple of seasons will be crucial.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Protein plays a crucial role in overall health while the body is at rest.
    — Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 30 Sep. 2024
  • That’s why training is crucial.
    — Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • To seal that spot, Lee has returned home for a crucial stretch.
    — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Austin then drew a crucial distinction about how speech acts can fail.
    — Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026

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