לדלג לתוכן הראשי

adjective

vital

CEFR B2

urgently needed; absolutely necessary

In a sentence

Six example sentences with vital, each labelled with its topic.

  • The rural clinic ran out of insulin, and the airlift of that vital supply took eleven hours to arrange.

    Medicine

  • Sleep is the vital piece most runners skip, and no amount of extra mileage compensates for four broken nights.

    Fitness

  • With the warehouse flooded, the backup supplier became vital, and the founders drove overnight to sign the contract personally.

    Business

  • Wetlands are vital to the migrating birds, which cannot cross the desert without the stop to rest and feed.

    Environment

  • Copper exports are vital to the country's budget, and a price drop abroad shows up in the schools within a year.

    Economics

  • Hiring one experienced engineer proved vital, since the founders had been shipping features that nobody could maintain.

    Startups

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