How to Use linchpin in a Sentence

linchpin

noun
Definition of linchpinnext
  • This witness is the linchpin of the defense's case.
  • There's no question that the linchpin of the house is blue.
    — Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2021
  • Unlike the Volt, though, the Bolt is the linchpin to GM’s plans for the future.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 26 Nov. 2018
  • That's the linchpin of the state's plan, one that is largely unchanged since the spring.
    — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2021
  • So, yeah, that’s the linchpin of the, of the plan for Northeast Ohio, a new healthcare center in Akron.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Chandler will always be the linchpin of L.A. noir to me.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2019
  • And then the final linchpin around that was the VMware spin transaction.
    — Mark Maurer, WSJ, 7 Mar. 2022
  • This is the linchpin of the whole series—who will be in charge once Logan kicks the bucket for good?
    — Carrie Wittmer, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Aug. 2019
  • The growing Latino vote was a — maybe the — linchpin of this thinking.
    — Eric Garcia, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2021
  • In the second round against Colorado, Hintz may be a linchpin for the Stars’ success.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2020
  • My mom, Helen Hardin, was the linchpin to Scoop’s success.
    — Julie Muhlstein, The Seattle Times, 26 Feb. 2018
  • On Ozark, Garner plays the emotional linchpin of the show.
    — Chloe Malle, Town & Country, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Embiid, when healthy, is the linchpin of the third-best defense.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 7 Apr. 2018
  • Stephen Yuen [who voices the title character] was the linchpin of the show.
    — Washington Post, 1 May 2021
  • But the Nuggets need Porter to be as solid as a linchpin to keep their bandwagon rolling.
    — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 1 July 2019
  • Behind the counter hung the linchpin of Uncle Sam’s business: guns.
    — USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Because bees are a linchpin to the industry that feeds us.
    — National Geographic, 30 July 2019
  • Looney was supposed to be the linchpin for the Golden State frontline in this series.
    — Andrew Sharp, SI.com, 7 June 2019
  • This is why Bowser feels like a linchpin of the Ravens’ offseason.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 8 Mar. 2021
  • The Dolphins may be rebuilding this year, but Wilkins is one of their linchpins of the future.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • The sedan is the linchpin to Musk’s effort to reach profitability and a wider swath of consumers.
    — Josh Eidelson, Bloomberg.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • One of the linchpins of this relationship was weapons sales.
    — Sam Ellis, Vox, 17 Dec. 2018
  • But the linchpin may be the $200 million hotel, the county’s tallest building.
    — Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 3 June 2018
  • The linchpin in the theory that Clare and Dale are still together, though?
    — Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Pouncey is the linchpin on the Steelers offensive line.
    — Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, 7 Jan. 2020
  • Will Hardy asks him to be a linchpin of the team, not a creator so much as a scoring connector.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
  • And in that chess match, Rudy Gobert was the defensive linchpin, just stymieing the Dallas attack in the end-game.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Mount takes the set pieces and is the creative linchpin linking Chelsea's midfield and attack.
    — Steve Douglas, Star Tribune, 28 May 2021
  • The alleged linchpin of the October surprise was William Casey, Reagan’s campaign manager through most of 1980.
    — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Most of the people who carried the devices that exploded were probably field officers, the local linchpins for cells of fighters who make up the backbone of Hezbollah’s forces.
    — Ben Wedeman, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024

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