How to Use lynchpin in a Sentence

lynchpin

noun
  • For me, a cup of tea has become the lynchpin of that routine.
    — Amanda Tarlton and Tessa Bahoosh, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Trusts execute the estate plan, and the trustee is the lynchpin of any trust.
    — Matthew Erskine, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2021
  • This was the aim from the beginning, and a lynchpin of Todd’s work.
    — Brian Freedman, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • But all agree that the Doha agreement was a lynchpin in the collapse.
    — Lolita C. Baldor, USA TODAY, 18 May 2022
  • Both of their mothers' beating cancer is such a huge lynchpin for them, in my opinion.
    — Brett Nicole, PEOPLE.com, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Kristen was one of the stars when this started and a lynchpin for the drama for the rest of the season.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 June 2024
  • Who knew all that talk about Juliette stealing the heat tape would be the lynchpin to the whole story?
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 30 June 2023
  • Parsons is the lynchpin and bringing back Fowler on a one-year deal was a quality move.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Nvidia, the lynchpin of AI, has soared nearly 136% just this year.
    — Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2024
  • And then there’s Anunoby, the Knicks’ subtlest lynchpin.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The Saturday night would of course be the lynchpin for the festival.
    — Steve Baltin, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • But throughout the show, the lynchpin of the motif is Prince Philip himself.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 9 Nov. 2022
  • And the gambling draw – always the lynchpin of ‘Vegas’ raison d’etre – is now no big deal.
    — Michael Boyd, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Over the course of ten episodes, Patricia transformed into the tonal lynchpin of the series.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • But for Southeast Side activists, the deal is a lynchpin in their civil rights complaint.
    — Michael Hawthorne, chicagotribune.com, 13 Aug. 2020
  • As the lynchpin of this unit who played 100% of the defensive snaps, Spillane must be better.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Frank Malina opens the exhibition, and is a kind of lynchpin, too.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 20 Sep. 2024
  • To the free world, a peaceful Taiwan is a lynchpin of democracy and a role model of freedom.
    — Keith Krach, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The casting came down to Ryan Reynolds and Bradley Cooper, but the lynchpin was the mask.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2023
  • The lynchpin of this system holds that the economic system is rigged against the average person.
    — Clifford Young, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The matchup also is the lynchpin to a day of programming planned for over a year — and in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
    — Joe Reedy, Star Tribune, 6 Feb. 2021
  • As the lynchpin of the prosecution's case, it will be analyzed frame by frame throughout the trial.
    — CBS News, 27 Nov. 2021
  • The San Jose native is the lynchpin of a defense that has allowed just two goals in five Olympic matches.
    — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Penn Station is the lynchpin of our region’s transportation systems.
    — Robert Yaro, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The plan is a lynchpin for both the school and the neighborhood, which continues to see rapid redevelopment.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Mace arrived ready to be the deep-lying midfield lynchpin Everton needed.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The Small Batch is a lynchpin of the lineup, and a terrific introduction to the brand’s style.
    — Brian Freedman, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Faal, 21, has always been seen very much as a project, a player to develop with a view to him blossoming into a lynchpin of the team.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
  • His second collection for next fall and winter turns largely on color, with the brand’s famous knitwear the lynchpin element.
    — Colleen Barry, ajc, 25 Feb. 2023
  • For the Current, the riverfront stadium is the lynchpin to the team’s financial success.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 22 June 2022

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