How to Use indispensable in a Sentence

indispensable

adjective
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  • In short, Alexa isn’t an indispensable part of our lives.
    — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Whether on the court or in the depths of the sea, precision is key—and endurance indispensable.
    — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Pippen is one of the great two-way wings of all time and an indispensable piece to six championships.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
  • Venetian loafer is one of the indispensable styles of tuxedo shoes.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Though Latin was a sure form of torture for the young Briton, English was indispensable.
    — Tod Worner, National Review, 17 Oct. 2021
  • Warts and all, the U.S. is still an indispensable nation.
    — William Falk, The Week, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Connaughton has been an indispensable and most durable members of the Bucks since signing as a free agent at the start of the 2018 season.
    — Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Here are 10 acts not to miss, with some inside dope on the indispensable side players.
    — Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The first challenge, at this point, is that the state Department of Transportation, indispensable to the project, has yet to sign off on it.
    — Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The pro-life movement and its allies are doing a lot of indispensable policy work now in the wake of Dobbs.
    — Benjamin Watson, National Review, 12 May 2024
  • That is why a free marketplace of ideas is indispensable to the discovery of truth.
    — Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2024
  • The plan, Force Design 2030, aims to make the Corps an indispensable tool in America’s toolbox.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2023
  • So grab a few of these indispensable glass vessels and get going.
    — Blair Donovan, Country Living, 30 Sep. 2022
  • In fact, one of the most indispensable devices in your home can also be one of the most vulnerable.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 6 Dec. 2021
  • As Lincoln understood, the work of democracy at home is indispensable to the work of peace abroad.
    — Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022
  • As de Gaulle famously said, though, the graveyards are full of indispensable men.
    — The Editors, National Review, 12 Feb. 2024
  • In a way, Nvidia is adept at positioning itself as the indispensable supplier of chips for the tech hype of the moment.
    — Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 1 June 2023
  • His next challenge is to make his voice indispensable until November—and to set the stage for what follows.
    — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2024
  • My bookshelves are laden with Hollywood memoirs that run the gamut from indispensable to comic to, frankly, a pack of lies.
    — Farran Smith Nehme, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
  • And yet, at the moment, the book feels not just worthy of our attention but somehow indispensable.
    — New York Times, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Here are a few indispensable utensils that complete the kitchens of four cooking experts.
    — Naz Deravian, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The comal, a round griddle, is indispensable in a Salvi kitchen, said Ms. Vasquez, a cookbook author and writer.
    — Naz Deravian, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Winning baking guide to artisan bread and doughs—indispensable for anybody still feeding the starter in the back of their fridge.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 17 July 2024
  • Either way, Coinstar is indispensable to the U.S. Mint, at least so long as pennies are being used.
    — Dan Primack, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The song is an indispensable piece of the soundtrack to the civil rights movement and to women's liberation.
    — Keith Murphy, PEOPLE.com, 6 Aug. 2021
  • An indispensable ally in those projects was a great stand mixer.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 21 June 2021
  • Under the law, the appeals court judges said, that factor was indispensable and so her finding about it alone should have ended the matter.
    — Arkansas Online, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The ability to build and launch quickly is indispensable for startups with big ideas and small budgets.
    — Jennifer Huang Gil, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The Role Of Carbon At the heart of all life, carbon is an indispensable element that forms the foundation of existence.
    — Sahit Muja, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Mushrooms are great in omelets for breakfast, can top a veggie burger for lunch, are indispensable in salads, or can be sautéed with other veggies for dinner.
    — Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 11 Oct. 2024

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