vital

Example Sentences

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The force added an extensive cordon remained in place with officers expected to remain in the area over the coming days "while vital work at the scene is carried out".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Those spending big on data centers to power the artificial-intelligence boom have already shown they don’t much care about soaring costs for vital parts such as chips and generators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Keeping that water cold enough for salmon puts limits on how much water federal managers can deliver from Lake Shasta — a vital irrigation supply for Central Valley farmers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz, vital for global energy trade, has been effectively closed.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Inside the tank was 2.3 million gallons of molasses, the product that had been a vital part of the slave trade of the 1600s and 1700s.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler