How to Use indispensable in a Sentence
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One of the most indispensable items for spring tent camping is a rain fly.
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Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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Dak was indispensable in my mind.
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Jenna West,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The goal is not to be indispensable every day.
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Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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Being indispensable kept me busy and kept me stuck.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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So grab a few of these indispensable glass vessels and get going.
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Blair Donovan,
Country Living,
30 Sep. 2022
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That’s quite a bit of money, even if a bathroom is indispensable.
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Kelly Dawson,
House Beautiful,
26 Apr. 2019
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Mitchell has been the indispensable scorer on the East’s best team.
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Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Venetian loafer is one of the indispensable styles of tuxedo shoes.
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Maverick Li,
Men's Health,
1 Dec. 2022
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This work has been indispensable.
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Deborah Archer,
Time,
19 Jan. 2026
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For many people, plastic is an indispensable part of their kitchen.
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Gavin Escott,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The root often lies in a desire to be liked, helpful or seen as indispensable.
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Diana Lowe,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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There are many reasons why a pair of night vision goggles is indispensable to you.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2025
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She is backed up by researchers who insist that recess is an indispensable part of the school day.
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Koby Levin,
Detroit Free Press,
7 July 2018
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Pippen is one of the great two-way wings of all time and an indispensable piece to six championships.
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Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2023
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Whether on the court or in the depths of the sea, precision is key—and endurance indispensable.
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Leena Kim,
Town & Country,
28 Aug. 2022
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One day, somebody will find a use for it — a killer app that will make 5G phones indispensable.
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Hiawatha Bray,
BostonGlobe.com,
17 June 2019
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The Persian Gulf is one of the few places in the world where such ships may prove indispensable.
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T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
17 Jan. 2020
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Here are 10 acts not to miss, with some inside dope on the indispensable side players.
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Andrew Gilbert,
The Mercury News,
24 Sep. 2024
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For pet parents, their pet is an indispensable part of their family.
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Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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Time is the indispensable basis of friendship, as well as of workouts.
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Richard Brookhiser,
National Review,
20 Aug. 2020
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Vero cells have at times been indispensable to the study of coronaviruses.
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Roxanne Khamsi,
Wired,
6 Aug. 2020
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Tongs are indispensable for getting the back log into just the right position to burn all night.
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The Editors,
Outdoor Life,
11 Nov. 2020
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That is why a free marketplace of ideas is indispensable to the discovery of truth.
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Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
12 June 2024
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What Sara gave up was the feeling of being indispensable.
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Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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These actors play an indispensable role.
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Sanda Ojiambo,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
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Carter emerged as a full-time starter each of the next two years and has repeatedly proven himself to be indispensable.
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Sam Butler,
ajc,
16 Nov. 2017
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The drill was one of those indispensable ancient Egyptian tools.
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Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Thomas has been an indispensable part of what, year-in and year-out, has been the best of the Dolphins’ three phases.
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Adam H. Beasley,
miamiherald,
11 Feb. 2018
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This isn’t the first time Ryanair has been in trouble with some of its most indispensable employees.
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Brittany Shoot,
Fortune,
12 July 2018
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To Pflaum, the survival trip is an indispensable part of growing up in Ketchikan.
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Susan Shain,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2019
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