crucial moment
Example Sentences
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Instead, it turned into a crucial moment for his campaign that I had been surprised to watch unfold.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
The agency’s workforce is down more than 20% and some observers had worried if operations would suffer at a crucial moment.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026
Even now, the results provide a clearer view of Earth at a crucial moment in the evolution of animal life.
From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026
The crucial moment in the third set came when Muchova spilled a forehand long on serve to give Gauff three break points in game three, with another loose shot from the Czech sealing her fate.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
But of course I didn’t see this crucial moment then for what it was; I suppose we never do.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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