How to Use crucially in a Sentence

crucially

adverb
  • But at the root of the worries is that the Kremlin’s view of the conflict has crucially changed.
    Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2021
  • And, crucially, there is not a panel of judges waiting to appraise the queens’ performance and send one of them home.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 2 Dec. 2021
  • The outlets are hoping to figure out a way forward together and, crucially, share their resources.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
  • But crucially, the three directors of these short plays and their young actors let the playwright’s insight into what makes humans tick flash among the laughs.
    Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Green describes how this murderer was able to operate in the dark for so long and, crucially, sheds light on the victims whose stories have been forgotten.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Marinak said something undeniable: the ball is crucially important to the game.
    Maury Brown, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Many details are still to come, including, crucially, whether this covers all greenhouse gases or just CO2.
    Jocelyn Timperley, Wired, 18 Nov. 2021
  • However, crucially, Dr Nguyen notes that some people did experience changes.
    Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 20 Dec. 2021
  • These were forces that could be found nowhere except in the meticulous files of A Force and, crucially, in German intelligence reports.
    Robert Hutton, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The vault’s focus on seeds also neglects crucially important food crops such as cassava that are not typically propagated through seeds.
    Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The Denali Commission is a crucially important agency to Alaskans.
    Anchorage Daily News, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Both women insisted that Time’s Up remains crucially important as an advocacy group for women.
    Jocelyn Noveck, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2021
  • And, of course, most crucially, the queen is ready to return.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 May 2023
  • In our hearts, our minds and – much less crucially – in memes and GIFs.
    Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 27 Apr. 2023
  • And, crucially, would this Eileen survive to tell the tale?
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2023
  • But crucially, each item is more than suitable to wear on a video call from home.
    Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Jan. 2023
  • And, more crucially, has the michelada craze gotten out of hand?
    Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The tech was also, crucially, used in service of the story.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 9 Dec. 2022
  • And crucially, the warning lights would go off too late to prevent those deaths.
    Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Ducharme scored a team-high 19 points that night and, most crucially, the game-winning layup with 1.6 seconds left.
    Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 10 Feb. 2022
  • More crucially, Frank and Kirsten aren’t done being their old selves.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2021
  • In the past two years, 21 countries have signed that pact — but crucially, China and Russia have not and refuse to be bound by its rules.
    The Week Staff, The Week, 18 Dec. 2022
  • More crucially, each coach would have to wonder: What if the other coach defects and doesn’t go along with it?
    Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 7 Jan. 2022
  • But crucially, the person who wields the Darksaber must win it in battle to be the rightful owner.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 28 Feb. 2023
  • So, crucially, did the price of groceries, long one of the most painful categories for consumers.
    Ben Casselman, New York Times, 15 May 2024
  • This is heavy on the tomatoes, while the crucially important peanuts in this salsa fade in the background.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 30 June 2022
  • As crucially, the action sequences don’t stop the movie dead or make the rest of it seem irrelevant.
    Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • And crucially, Arnault helped make the heritage brand hip.
    Rory Satran, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2022
  • And to that end, the main hing was working with their hands—from physical work to music and crucially cooking.
    Bridget Arsenault, Forbes, 18 June 2022
  • Telling the stories of the women was crucially important.
    Malina Saval, Variety, 10 June 2023

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