How to Use juncture in a Sentence
juncture
noun- At this juncture it looks like they are going to get a divorce.
- Negotiations between the countries reached a critical juncture.
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What does the world not know about Africa at this juncture?
— Anne Quito, Quartz, 14 July 2022 -
Ward will take over at Cedar Hill in the midst of a pivotal juncture.
— Dallas News, 6 Feb. 2023 -
Now here are some things at this juncture to help you to the next phase of casting with the goal of booking the job.
— Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2022 -
Now press down on the handle to lift the lid up just a little bit at that juncture.
— Jada Jackson, House Beautiful, 14 July 2021 -
The lawsuit comes at a key juncture for the project, as bike lanes are set to go up in Porter Square by the end of the summer.
— Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2022 -
For them, the polls couldn’t have come at a more critical juncture.
— Nimi Princewill, CNN, 23 Aug. 2023 -
Brunson was 6-of-9 and had scored 15 points at that juncture.
— Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2022 -
But by that juncture, the now-34-year-old Marchand may be on the outside looking in.
— Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023 -
The Ichishkiin class comes at a critical juncture for the Warm Springs tribes.
— Bryce Dole, oregonlive, 17 Feb. 2022 -
At this juncture, the great Serena is Willie Mays circa 1973 with the Mets.
— Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022 -
That’s what made this juncture so difficult for the Stars to digest.
— Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 31 May 2023 -
The Red Sox are at a pivotal juncture in their season and could use Story.
— Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023 -
The world must not abandon the Afghan people at this crucial juncture.
— Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, CNN, 20 Sep. 2021 -
At this juncture, all the A’s can do is hope that their shortstop of the future can be present in the lineup sometime soon.
— Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024 -
To reach this juncture, the Celtics were always going to have to win a game like Saturday’s.
— Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2023 -
Now that the doom and gloom is out of the way, the Rangers are still leading the AL West and, at this juncture, are five weeks away from their first playoff berth since 2016.
— Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2023 -
Still, the song also brings us to one of our favorite junctures in pop culture: Two things can be true at the same time.
— Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024 -
At one juncture, Levis tossed three interceptions in the span of four drives.
— Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 30 Oct. 2022 -
Everyone from the czar’s wife to the lowliest serf might turn to magic at some juncture in their lives.
— Valerie Kivelson, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 June 2022 -
The fallout from the Uvalde shooting is one issue at the juncture of race and equality to keep a close watch over.
— Brandon Tensley, CNN, 28 Aug. 2022 -
His six-piece band, many of whom have worked with him for years, bolstered him at every juncture.
— Rodney Ho, ajc, 14 May 2023 -
An artist whose work evolved again and again, Nan Tull found herself at a difficult juncture in the mid-1980s.
— Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023 -
At one juncture, Reeves had scored 16 points after halftime — the rest of the Wildcats had combined for 15.
— Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 1 Feb. 2023 -
The holiday is billed as a juncture of hope and renewal, fresh starts and clean slates.
— Ellen McCarthy, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2022 -
The next day, Bowers' body was located near the juncture of the Ararat and Yadkin River.
— Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024 -
At this juncture, sure, the German math-whiz study still looks like the class of the field as far as outright nuttiness goes.
— Joe Queenan, WSJ, 19 May 2022 -
Arthur Fils, one year younger than his compatriot, is probably a better contender at this juncture with a dash more charisma in the mould of a Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
— Tim Ellis, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 -
Tyson wounds the guy and escapes, but this almost certainly means war between Dwight and Bill, two guys who don’t particularly want to fight at this juncture.
— Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
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