indispensable

Example Sentences

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Coal has long been black gold for China's economy, and remains indispensable to keeping the lights on for its population of 1.4 billion people.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Until America can reproduce fabs as well as the packaging, bonding, testing, integration and supplier ecosystems around them, Taiwan’s autonomy will remain indispensable to U.S. interests.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

One of Latin America’s most indispensable storytellers, Martel is fascinated by how prevalent that dream still is in L.A. — that movies can change your life overnight.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

A second priority is economic security, in particular securing and diversifying supplies of critical minerals that are indispensable in producing strategic products such as computer chips, electric vehicle batteries and super magnets.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

This was a frightful blow, especially as Lawrence’s name was starting to be heard in connection with the Nobel Prize, for which Bohr’s endorsement was indispensable.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik