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How to use juncture in a sentence

14 example sentences · noun

Juncture means a place where things join, a junction. Example: “We're at a crucial juncture in our relationship.”

Examples of juncture by meaning

nounA critical moment in time.

  • We're at a crucial juncture in our relationship.
  • The object is to keep the yard operators apprised of main-line movements, so that they do not plan to occupy the main lines with activity into or out of the yard at an inopportune juncture.1962 October, G. Freeman Allen, “The New Look in Scotland's Northern Division—II”, in Modern Railways, page 170

More sentences with juncture

  • At this juncture, he sought to establish the awareness of the activity; to that end, he then adduced the receipts from the transactions of June 30th.From the entry adduce
  • You may be sure I was all attention at this juncture.2016, Bridget Hodder, The Rat Prince. From the entry frownsome
  • While this juncture can bring on sadness and loneliness, it can also signal newfound freedom and fulfillment.2014, Lisa O. Engelhardt, Empty Nest Therapy, Open Road Media, →ISBN. From the entry empty nest
  • The halting of Hamas's suicide subcampaign at this juncture is significant.2010, Robert A. Pape, James K. Feldman, Cutting the Fuse, page 234. From the entry subcampaign
  • New aptonyms appeared for both Matt and Donna at this juncture — "DoorMatt" and "Donnasaur."2004, Christine Scodari, Serial monogamy: soap opera, lifespan, and the gendered politics of fantasy, page 96. From the entry aptonym
  • “Sand’s smile at this juncture: Mona Lisan”.2010, Martina Pfeiler, Poetry Goes Intermedia: US-amerikanische Lyrik des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts aus kultur- und…. From the entry Mona Lisan
  • Yet at a given space-time juncture, one of the three will be a first, one a second, and one a third.2005, Paul Cobley, The Routledge Companion to Semiotics and Linguistics, →ISBN, page 33. From the entry mediary
  • It is at this juncture that Toder launches into the familiar and troubling topic of monogamy versus non-monogamy.1980 December 6, Cindy Rizzo, “Jewish, Lesbian, Feminist, Psychologist, Author—All of the above and more”, in Gay Community News, volume…. From the entry incident
  • Heihsiatzu Island, the most strategically important of the Amur islands, is situated at the juncture of the Amur and Ussuri Rivers and screens Khabarovsk from Manchuria.2012, Stuart D. Goldman, “The Global Context”, in Nomonhan, 1939: The Red Army's Victory That Shaped World War II, Annapolis, Maryland…. From the entry Khabarovsk
  • The two other quakes followed, with the last being the strongest, at a magnitude of 6.0, at the juncture of Ningqiang County and Qingchuan County, in Sichuan Province.2008 July 25, Edward Wong, “China: 3 Quakes Rattle Western Region, Killing One”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the…. From the entry Ningqiang
  • All political lives, unless they are cut off in midstream at a happy juncture, end in failure, because that is the nature of politics and of human affairs.1998 February 12, Enoch Powell, quotee, “Obituary: Enoch Powell”, in The Economist, →ISSN. From the entry in midstream
  • In every juncture he had the right word, or the right silence; his influence ramified in all directions, from the Pope's audience chamber to the English Cabinet.1918 May 9, Lytton Strachey, “[Cardinal Manning.] Chapter VII”, in Eminent Victorians: Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Dr. Arnold…. From the entry ramify

Meaning of juncture

  1. noun A place where things join, a junction.
  2. noun A critical moment in time.
  3. noun The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.

Full definition of juncture

Questions about juncture in a sentence

How do you use juncture in a sentence?
Juncture is used as a noun. For example: “We're at a crucial juncture in our relationship.”
What is a short sentence with juncture?
““Sand’s smile at this juncture: Mona Lisan”.”
What does juncture mean?
Juncture means a place where things join, a junction.

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