DECISIVE in a Sentence
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393 example sentences for DECISIVE, such as:
1. The enemy was defeated in a decisive battle.
2. Man is a decisive factor in doing everything.
3. They have vowed a quick and decisive response.
4. But Mrs. Fisher interposed with a decisive gesture.
5. The might of the army could prove a decisive factor.
2. Man is a decisive factor in doing everything.
3. They have vowed a quick and decisive response.
4. But Mrs. Fisher interposed with a decisive gesture.
5. The might of the army could prove a decisive factor.
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Meanings and Examples of DECISIVE
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decisive
a. determining or having the power to determine an outcome
a. characterized by decision and firmness
Classic Sentence: (183 in 13 pages)
1 But his voice was calm and decisive as he called to her.
2 In the dim grayness of the parlor she fought a quick decisive battle with the three most binding ties of her soul--the memory of Ellen, the teachings of her religion and her love for Ashley.
3 Her voice was brisk and decisive and she made up her mind instantly and with no girlish shilly- shallying.
4 Her faculty for adapting herself, for entering into other people's feelings, if it served her now and then in small contingencies, hampered her in the decisive moments of life.
5 But Mrs. Fisher interposed with a decisive gesture.
6 She was not, she worried, strong enough to endure the routine, and she could not picture herself standing before grinning children and pretending to be wise and decisive.
7 The coming of this boy was a decisive event with Jurgis.
8 Almost every day the newspaper printed accounts of a decisive victory.
9 Sometimes, one side by its yells and cheers would proclaim decisive blows, but a moment later the other side would be all yells and cheers.
10 None of the actions of his conscience had been decisive.
11 It is to this sentiment that I appeal at this decisive hour.
12 The sister's affirmation was for Javert so decisive a thing that he did not even observe the singularity of that candle which had but just been extinguished, and which was still smoking on the table.
13 He did as great leaders do at the decisive moment, which they know that they alone recognize; he abruptly unmasked his batteries.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IX—THENARDIER AND HIS MANOEUVRES
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IX—THENARDIER AND HIS MANOEUVRES
14 The churchwarden had certainly played a decisive part.
15 Moreover, he had something decisive to say, and, even against this very well-informed and well-armed Baron Pontmercy, he felt himself strong.
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 There is a moment in every battle at which the least maneuver is decisive and gives superiority as one drop of water causes overflow.
2 The enemy was defeated in a decisive battle.
3 He had one potentially decisive factor in his favour: the element of surprise.
4 Man is a decisive factor in doing everything.
5 Climate was a decisive factor in establishing where the tournament should be held.
6 The might of the army could prove a decisive factor.
7 The injury to their key player could be a decisive factor in the game.
8 Voters perceive him as a decisive and resolute international leader.
9 She has played a decisive role in the peace negotiations.
10 Women can play a decisive role in the debate over cloning.
11 They have vowed a quick and decisive response.
12 I recognized his decisive nose, more remarkable for character than beauty.
13 I recognised his decisive nose, more remarkable for character than beauty; his full nostrils, denoting, I thought, choler.
14 The big boss likes his people to be decisive: when he asks you for your opinion, whatever you do, don't vacillate.
15 The plan was decisively rejected by Congress three weeks ago.