All 10 Uses of
essential
in
Summer Pleasures, by Nora Roberts
- There seemed to be no direction she could go and not lose something essential.†
Chpt 1.9essential = necessary or important or relating to the basic nature of something
- The hours she spent in the field, in her studio, in the darkroom were as essential to her as sleep.†
Chpt 2.1
- Since we're essentially going to be living together for the next three months, you might want to get the rest of it out now.†
Chpt 2.2 *essentially = basically (in all important respects; or relating to the basic nature of something)
- She could undermine his control, and control was essential to his art, his life, his sanity.†
Chpt 2.2essential = necessary or important or relating to the basic nature of something
- After building herself an enormous sandwich, Bryan took out the one suitcase she'd been allotted for the trip and tossed in the essentials.†
Chpt 2.2essentials = things that are necessary or important or basic to the nature of something
- Definitely essential, she decided as she dropped them in among the disordered pile of lingerie and jeans.†
Chpt 2.2essential = necessary or important or relating to the basic nature of something
- He could dissect what had happened between them that afternoon point by point, but it didn't change one essential thing.†
Chpt 2.2
- Above, glossy ebony cabinets held some essentials.†
Chpt 2.3essentials = things that are necessary or important or basic to the nature of something
- She'd stocked a cabinet in the back of the van with a few essentials just for moments like this.†
Chpt 2.7
- Time was too essential.†
Chpt 2.12essential = necessary or important or relating to the basic nature of something
Definition:
necessary or important; or a basic and defining part of something