critical
Example Sentences
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For her part, Bass has been critical of Pratt throughout the campaign.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
One New York Times report made the rounds particularly because of its opening anecdote about the candidate disappearing at a critical juncture because he needed a nap.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
After you’ve added the important details, Grunewald said candidates need to ask the LLM to do a mock salary negotiation, and specifically ask it to be critical and a tough negotiator.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
“This is probably one of the most critical inflection points that we’ve ever seen,” Myers said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
There is, however, no sign—not the slightest fragment of evidence—that they had been struck by this, and Sprat went out of his way to criticize Bacon’s insufficiently critical approach to questions of evidence.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing critical
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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