How to Use seminal in a Sentence

seminal

adjective

• That’s the name of a seminal D.C. punk band that played its last live show in 2002.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2023
• The seminal chase scene veers through the mean streets of New York as hard-nosed Det.
  — Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2023
• Fans can watch the men's final and seminal games on CBS.
  — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
• And for its seminal 20th season, the show is out to prove it's still got a few tricks up its sleeve.
  — Ew Staff, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2022
• But of course, the seminal moment for Ed is losing Shane, his son, at the end of the first season.
  — Sharareh Drury, Variety, 14 Jan. 2024
• Bansal is in a lot of ways a seminal example of an IVP founder.
  — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024
• This year marks the 50th anniversary of the seminal Lau vs. Nichols Supreme Court case.
  — Allison Briceño, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
• At the recent Dior and Moschino shows, the eyes echoed Gucci’s seminal sooty-eyed Fall 1995 show.
  — Tia Williams, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Feb. 2023
• The film is based on the seminal Mexican novel of the same name by Juan Rulfo.
  — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 10 May 2024
• The work completed over the 100 plus years while the studio has been active is seminal.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Mar. 2023
• Those seminal works brought baseball’s steroids era out of the shadows.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2022
• The 2014 World Cup in Brazil had a chance to be Altidore’s seminal moment.
  — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 31 July 2022
• Rarely seen but of seminal importance, Passing Through ranks near the top of the greatest jazz films.
  — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023
• Works by these two seminal Modernist painters are on view through Oct. 2.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022
• From that seminal encounter, Martin hatched the idea for Vot-ER.
  — Kay Lazar, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Oct. 2022
• Song like the charging, clever title track fit nicely to the band’s seminal recordings.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 31 Aug. 2023
• Gamers are more than eager to see a return to the pedigree of Telltale’s seminal performance in the 2010s.
  — WIRED, 16 Sep. 2023
• The video starts off with information about the seminal ’80s band and their classic track.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2022
• Burton, 67, first found fame as Kunta Kinte in the seminal miniseries Roots.
  — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
• An Emmy for his role in the seminal 1977 TV miniseries Roots followed.
  — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
• The seminal country rock band was formed in Los Angeles in 1971.
  — Kristina Wood, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024
• That seminal doll was outfitted in hoop earrings, a short fro, and a red bodysuit.
  — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 20 July 2023
• McGill is also the author of Back Mechanic, the seminal how-to guide for men and women who want to live without back pain.
  — Greg Presto, Men's Health, 14 July 2022
• For the deep thinker This seminal book is a thought-provoking gift for any sci-fi fan or existential thinker.
  — Angela Ledgerwood, wsj.com, 28 Oct. 2023
• The Golden State Transit decisions are seminal holdings in labor law, and the case cost the city millions.
  — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
• Other graphic features of the stamp indicate the seminal role Franklin played in the formation of the post office.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022
• And where a surprising number of the game’s seminal figures and moments have their origin.
  — Billy Witz, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
• Solace undoubtedly harkens back to the seminal recordings of Mark Hollis and Talk Talk, and the live recordings are sure to do the same (perhaps on an even grander scale).
  — Spin Contributor, SPIN, 28 June 2023
• Teaming up with James proved to be a seminal moment in today’s NBA in terms how teams are shaped and how players try to control their career.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2023
• There's a new album coming this week from seminal indie rock band Bright Eyes, but the band won't be playing any shows timed to the release in the wake of unexpected health issues for founder and frontman Conor Oberst.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Oct 2024