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Definition

very important and influencing other events or how things develop

It was a pivotal event in her life.

pivotal = very important and influencing other events

Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions

pivotal = very important and influencing how things develop

She played a pivotal role in getting the legislation passed.

pivotal = important

Then, in the midst of this idyll, came the first of two pivotal setbacks.
Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild

pivotal = important

Instead, his innocent mistakes turned out to be pivotal and irreversible, his name became the stuff of tabloid headlines, and his bewildered family was left clutching the shards of a fierce and painful love.
Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild

pivotal = important

Again he had the feeling his concerns were warranted: this proved that lump on his back was very serious, the results of the operation more pivotal.
Dave Eggers -- A Hologram for the King
The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that Jackie just might be the pivotal factor in helping him get reelected in 1964.
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard -- Killing Kennedy
The New York Times headline mentioned the pivotal base running of Fidel Ruiz.
W. William Winokur -- The Perfect Game
This was a big deal; a pivotal decision in the case.
James Patterson -- Kiss the Girls
At last the night of the titanic battle arrived, and I settled by my radio to attend upon the pivotal point of the modern age.
Russell Baker -- Growing Up
These two actions are of pivotal importance.
Yann Martel -- Life of Pi
Long ago, he had played the pivotal role in Mal'akh's mortal life path.
Dan Brown -- The Lost Symbol
Millennia ago, she decreed that we would play pivotal roles in many battles.
Rick Riordan -- The Blood of Olympus
For the second time in Greg Mortenson's life, a gas station proved pivotal to his involvement with Islam.
Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin -- Three Cups of Tea
This was the pivotal moment in the entire play, and it sets the tone for everything else that happens afterward.
Nicholas Sparks -- A Walk to Remember
I intuitively knew — and sensed he did, too — that tomorrow would be pivotal.
Stephenie Meyer -- Twilight
Once uncovered again, she asked the pivotal question.
Markus Zusak -- The Book Thief
There was no pivotal moment of creative difference, no storming or flouncing out.
Ian McEwan -- Atonement
This distinction between something and nothing-this pivotal separation between being and nonbeing-is quite fundamental and underlies many Creation myths.
Neal Stephenson -- Snow Crash
There were many other lessons, though none were quite so pivotal as the Alar.
Patrick Rothfuss -- The Name of the Wind

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