central moment
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” features a central moment of musical ecstasy.
From Los Angeles Times
A central moment is the playing of a voice memo capturing a fight between Samuel and Sandra, which Samuel secretly recorded, perhaps in an attempt to generate grist for his own creative writing mill, long since come to a standstill.
From Seattle Times
It’s a central moment in the series, which returns on Monday, a searing encapsulation of how it feels to be a principled and ambitious Black man in 1930s Los Angeles.
From New York Times
BenDeLaCrème is thrilled to be a visiting member of the cast after being a fan of everyone’s work, citing watching the movie “Wigstock” in the early 2000s as a central moment in their queer awakening, expanding what they considered could be possible as a drag performer.
From Los Angeles Times
He was found to be involved in the chemicals purchases and present at every central moment of preparation.
From BBC
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