CRUX in a Sentence

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Example sentences for CRUX, such as:

1. But his papers were my great crux.
2. The crux of the matter lies in our lack of expert knowledge.
3. The crux of the country's economic problems is its foreign debt.
4. The issue of an arms embargo will be at the crux of the negotiations in Geneva.

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 Meanings and Examples of CRUX
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
crux
 n.  the most important point
 n.  a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus
Classic Sentence:
1  But his papers were my great crux.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VI. The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual
Example Sentence:
1  The crux of the country's economic problems is its foreign debt.
2  The crux of the matter lies in our lack of expert knowledge.
3  The issue of an arms embargo will be at the crux of the negotiations in Geneva.