defining moment
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He’d won more than a few races on his own—stages at the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana, time trials here and there—but he’d yet to have that defining moment of his own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Chelsea probably should have won the Champions League too, losing in the semi-finals to Monaco, but that became a defining moment for the man who would replace him.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The defining moment in Victor Marx’s surreal quest to be Colorado’s governor came a few weeks ago, during a rare sit-down interview with a journalist.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
"This is a defining moment for Fox, and a natural extension of the deliberate and focused strategy we have been executing for nearly a decade," said Fox Chief Executive Lachlan Murdoch.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
All were composed of large, healthy, and highly competitive young men, each of whom was about to face a defining moment in his life.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
