How to Use juncture in a Sentence

juncture

noun
  • At this juncture it looks like they are going to get a divorce.
  • Negotiations between the countries reached a critical juncture.
  • The best place from which to see them is the juncture of nave and transept.
    — Bruce Dale, National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019
  • At one juncture, two black students joined the no-longer-all-white.
    — Roy S. Johnson | [email protected], al, 1 Apr. 2020
  • The film might meet Manobal at the perfect juncture.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026
  • So there might be time shaved off of the calendar at this juncture.
    — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 June 2021
  • So what’s on your mind at this early juncture of the season?
    — James Mirtle, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • He's since sought to defend it and lost at every juncture in court.
    — Nbc News, NBC news, 29 June 2025
  • Both at junctures of their careers have excelled as sixth men.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
  • For them, the polls couldn’t have come at a more critical juncture.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Now press down on the handle to lift the lid up just a little bit at that juncture.
    — Jada Jackson, House Beautiful, 14 July 2021
  • Toney’s two touchdown scores came at crucial junctures in the game.
    — Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
  • These were key junctures in the club’s history.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The city is at a difficult juncture.
    — Michael R. Blood, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
  • But the game would come at a critical juncture in the season for both teams.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2021
  • Ward will take over at Cedar Hill in the midst of a pivotal juncture.
    — Dallas News, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Again, these students get hired at the juncture of their fields or in one or the other of their two fields.
    — Laura Isensee, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Neither coach is putting much stock in that result at this juncture of the playoffs.
    — Miami Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
  • At some juncture, Braden shot and killed himself, the news release said.
    — Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Haiti is at a critical juncture.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Thailand is at a crucial juncture.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Now here are some things at this juncture to help you to the next phase of casting with the goal of booking the job.
    — Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Dine Brands finds itself at a crucial juncture.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Kentucky leads the pack with 2,423 wins at this juncture.
    — Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Brunson was 6-of-9 and had scored 15 points at that juncture.
    — Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The need to sway the AI is our best option at this ugly juncture.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • At every juncture of the game, Khudobin was there for the Stars.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2020
  • The world must not abandon the Afghan people at this crucial juncture.
    — Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, CNN, 20 Sep. 2021
  • That’s what made this juncture so difficult for the Stars to digest.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 31 May 2023
  • At this juncture, Marlowe hunters can head in one of two directions.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

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