How to Use definite in a Sentence

definite

adjective

• The answer is a definite no.
• I am definite that we will win.
• She seems to be pretty definite about leaving.
• I don't know anything definite yet.
• The teacher sets definite standards for her students.
• We'll need a definite answer by Tuesday.
• What seemed likely in the spring now seems definite in the fall.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2022
• Then that takes the longest time, to go back to the director and get a definite no.
  — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2023
• Stress is a definite risk factor, and can lead to a relapse.
  — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 12 June 2022
• Bad news Best Coast fans: the group is going on a definite hiatus.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 4 May 2023
• The video did not have any audio and none of the witnesses gave a definite answer as to why the brawl began.
  — Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Sep. 2022
• Braun does have at least one definite television project on the way.
  — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
• Pruning your rose is a definite plus, but beware the point of no return.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
• If the answer is a definite no, go forward with a clear conscience.
  — Adunola Adeshola, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• Holmes said there is a definite correlation between the amount of water and the number of birds in the refuge.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 July 2022
• Peer pressure and the desire to be accepted or fit in is a definite force.
  — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 3 May 2023
• Apple took every first-team rep in the first practice at camp and is the definite favorite to begin the year as a starter.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 27 July 2022
• The two of them going off into the smoke and bokeh as a definite twosome was a nod to the potential of Daughters of the Dragon.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023
• The need for countries around the world to limit their greenhouse gas emissions is definite—but how to do it is less clear.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 18 July 2023
• It's packed with very good and rich ingredients and will be definite to-do for me.
  — Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
• In the meantime, there are two definite spin-offs to the film coming to HBOMax, probably in 2023.
  — Men's Health, 3 Aug. 2022
• Three employee rants, of course, do not a definite trend make.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 4 Apr. 2022
• So that one bit isn’t going to tell you how to put the qubit, so to speak, on the globe at some definite latitude and longitude.
  — Quanta Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
• The layoffs could be shifted to a later date, and the exact number is not yet definite.
  — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2023
• But surprise, surprise, there’s no word of a definite date.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
• There was a definite pushback from The Weinstein Company but in the end, I was cast.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2023
• For the moment, the link between skin reactions and Covid isn’t definite.
  — ELLE, 23 Feb. 2023
• There isn’t a definite answer, just an answer based on your hair type and your lifestyle.
  — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 12 Sep. 2022
• In terms of the race, and the telecast (which, to be fair, are not what voters should consider) these snubs cast a definite pall over the proceedings.
  — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
• So no, there's not a definite season five premiere date yet.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 28 July 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024