critical
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.
The California Public Utilities Commission plays a critical role protecting customers from utility investments that lock in unjustifiable rate increases.
From Los Angeles Times
"Annual headline and core inflation dropped to new lows, with the critical core number falling to the lowest level since March 2021 at 2.4 percent."
From Barron's
A new federal law will restore the “critical access” designation for Glenn Medical Center, the only hospital in Glenn County.
From Los Angeles Times
World Curling issued a clarification of the double-touch rule emphasizing the critical importance of the “hog line”: the point after which no contact with the stone is allowed.
Iranian officials, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, have been critical over understandings reached in one round often being changed by the time of the next meeting.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
