indispensable

Example Sentences

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"I fear German power less than I am beginning to fear German inactivity," he said, describing Germany as Europe's "indispensable nation".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Jane Harman, the decision allowed Davis to remain competitive and eventually pay for the statewide ad blitz that is indispensable in California.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

“While GPUs handle the heavy mathematical lifting for AI, modern high-core-count CPUs are becoming indispensable for orchestration, data-management, and real-time inference tasks that GPUs cannot perform efficiently,” Lee wrote.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

The many industrial uses of petroleum make it indispensable to the economy.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

While I am fascinated by the linguistic exuberance of the vox populi, I’d be the first to argue that having prescriptive rules is desirable, indeed indispensable, in many arenas of writing.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker