defining moment
noun
a point at which the essential nature or character of a person, group, etc., is revealed or identified.
Origin of defining moment
1First recorded in 1980–85
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How to use defining moment in a sentence
No, childbirth is not a contest, but it is “a defining moment” in the lives of many women.
I knew there were powerful things happening…it was definitely a defining moment.
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Capitol Hill to Moscow: Give Edward Snowden Back to the U.S., or Else | Josh Rogin | June 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
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