ESSENTIAL in a Sentence

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175 example sentences for ESSENTIAL, such as:

1. Experience is essential for this job.
2. I acquit Edward of essential misconduct.
3. But he saw that this was essential for her.
4. Mistakes are an essential part of education.
5. Polyunsaturated oils are essential for health.

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 Meanings and Examples of ESSENTIAL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
essential
 a.  necessary; critical; vital; constituting or being part of the essence of something
Classic Sentence: (95 in 7 pages)
1  He deemed it essential, it would seem, to know the man, before attempting to do him good.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE LEECH
2  Some attribute had departed from her, the permanence of which had been essential to keep her a woman.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XIII. ANOTHER VIEW OF HESTER
3  And yet, majestic as the voice sometimes became, there was for ever in it an essential character of plaintiveness.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XXII. THE PROCESSION
4  I acquit Edward of essential misconduct.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 37
5  The Dashwoods were two days on the road, and Marianne bore her journey on both, without essential fatigue.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 46
6  To sell this forest was absolutely essential; but at present, until he was reconciled with his wife, the subject could not be discussed.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: Chapter 3
7  And for the first time the idea clearly presented itself that it was essential to put an end to this false position, and the sooner the better.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: Chapter 21
8  Danger in the races of officers, of cavalry men, is an essential element in the race.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: Chapter 28
9  But he forgot many other essential matters, the want of which greatly distressed Darya Alexandrovna later on.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: Chapter 7
10  This is essential for me, for you, and for our son.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: Chapter 14
11  But Vronsky felt that now especially it was essential for him to clear up and define his position if he were to avoid getting into difficulties.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: Chapter 19
12  It was essential for him to be with someone to talk to, so as not to be left alone, to kill time.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 4: Chapter 14
13  He had noticed often that even in actual praise technique was opposed to essential quality, as though one could paint well something that was bad.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 5: Chapter 11
14  Golenishtchev did not agree with this, and confounded Mihailov by his support of his first idea of the unity of the impression being essential to art.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 5: Chapter 11
15  But he saw that this was essential for her.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 5: Chapter 14
Example Sentence: (80 in 6 pages)
16  Investment in new product development is an essential ingredient of corporate success.
17  There's no essential difference between a metropolitan and a peasant.
18  Early booking is essential, as space is limited.
19  Mistakes are an essential part of education.
20  An essential element is good communication between the people involved, particularly in those stages where responsibility is joint.
21  It will be essential to establish how the money is being spent.
22  Even in small companies, computers are an essential tool.
23  It is absolutely essential that a knowledgeable person with budget experience examine your proposal section on budget.
24  Some cautions must be mentioned-for example good tools are essential to do the job well.
25  Experience is essential for this job.
26  Knowledge of human anatomy is essential to figure drawing.
27  Polyunsaturated oils are essential for health.
28  The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature.
29  The important thing in Life is not triumph, but the struggle; the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.
30  A windproof jacket is an essential item of clothing for hillwalking.