crucially
adverb
cru·cial·ly
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Definition of crucially
1
: in a crucial manner
2
: very importantly
Examples of crucially in a Sentence
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Allen’s team goes to West Lafayette and beats a talented but, crucially, young (and tiring) Purdue team to take the Old Oaken Bucket back, after consecutive losses in the series. — Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star, "Indiana football: Best- and worst-case scenario for 2019," 27 Aug. 2019 Dortmund were free-flowing and clinical in attack, but their crucially fantastic defensive performance deserves just as much praise in a wonderful win. — SI.com, "Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Bayern Munich: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Powerful BVB Prevail in Supercup," 3 Aug. 2019 Freaky Friday’’ is a likable summertime diversion that, crucially, stands on its own as a stage creation rather than just another Disney brand extension. — BostonGlobe.com, "The Ticket: What’s happening in the local arts world," 18 July 2019 Geometric forms are crucially important to Mr. Torres. — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, "Comedian Julio Torres Changes His Hair Color (Again)," 16 Aug. 2019 Gerke also established a small town and, crucially, built a railroad station. — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, "Courtesy of a Trappist monastery, Greek-style white wine arrives in California," 15 Aug. 2019 There was a little fountain with a lion-head spout on one wall, and in one corner, crucially, an air conditioner peeked into frame. — Andrea Whittle, Condé Nast Traveler, "My Favorite Airbnb in Italy: A Palazzo Apartment in Palermo," 26 July 2019 Since soil conservation is crucially linked to water conservation, afforestation is part of the strategy. — Aarefa Johari, Quartz India, "An investigation into how India dismantled its main defence against drought," 1 July 2019 Since then, the 500 or so Max planes around the world have been grounded as investigators, airlines, and Boeing work to figure out what went wrong—and crucially, how to fix it. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "Every Question You Still Have About the Boeing 737 Max, Answered," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'crucially.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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