VITAL in a Sentence

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For VITAL, below is one of 128 sentences:
Something vital, electric, leaped from him to her at the touch of his warm mouth, something that caressed her whole body thrillingly.

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 Meanings and Examples of VITAL
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vital
 a.  full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
Classic Sentence: (86 in 6 pages)
1  There was something vital and earthy and coarse about him that appealed to her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
2  There was no one to tell Scarlett that her own personality, frighteningly vital though it was, was more attractive than any masquerade she might adopt.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
3  Frail, fine-boned, so white of skin that her flaming hair seemed to have drawn all the color from her face into its vital burnished mass, she was nevertheless possessed of exuberant health and untiring energy.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
4  The same railroads which had made the town the crossroads of commerce in time of peace were now of vital strategic importance in time of war.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
5  The other women were simply silly and hysterical with their talk of patriotism and the Cause, and the men were almost as bad with their talk of vital issues and States' Rights.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
6  But there was something stimulating about him, something warm and vital and electric.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
7  Something vital, electric, leaped from him to her at the touch of his warm mouth, something that caressed her whole body thrillingly.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
8  I avoided everything which was not shadowy, people and situations which were too real, too vital.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
9  He had her hands in both of his and, as always, there was something hot and vital and exciting about his grip.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
10  She was remembering the vital, virile old man with his mane of crisp white hair, his bellowing cheerfulness, his stamping boots, his clumsy jokes, his generosity.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIX
11  Behind her and her husband were the four Tarleton girls, their red locks indecorous notes in the solemn occasion, their russet eyes still looking like the eyes of vital young animals, spirited and dangerous.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
12  The most energetic and vital places in town.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
13  The movies were almost as vital to Kennicott and the other solid citizens of Gopher Prairie as land-speculation and guns and automobiles.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
14  But Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 7. The Chapel.
15  But there were still other and more vital practical influences at work.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 41. Moby Dick.
Example Sentence: (42 in 3 pages)
16  The men were on a mission of vital importance to their country.
17  So now you know your real objective, and can appreciate the vital importance of this mission.
18  These matters are vital to the national security.
19  Good communication is vital in a large organization.
20  The police perform a vital role in our society.
21  The company's commitment to providing quality at a reasonable price has been vital to its success.
22  His support is vital for our project.
23  The police play a vital role in our society.
24  A strong opposition is vital to a healthy democracy.
25  Some religious groups are boycotting the event, but one delegate told the BBC that it was vital to work with the Americans to get Iraq up and running again.
26  Most states are facing drastic cuts in vital services because of the recession.
27  It's hard to characterize the cultural effects, although easier to the vital economic impact on China's neighbors.
28  The European Commission readily admits international co-operation is vital.
29  Demades, the Ancient Greek orator, is about to address an assembly in Athens on a matter of vital importance.
30  It's hard to characterize the cultural effects, although easier to tally the vital economic impact on China's neighbors.