How to Use decide between in a Sentence
decide between
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Can’t decide between brown or blonde?
—Essence, 11 Aug. 2025
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Can't decide between a chocolate dessert recipe and a vanilla one?
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2023
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Can't decide between soup or pasta to curb your cravings?
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
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They're forced to decide between buying medicine or paying rent.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
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This bed is a solid choice if co-sleepers can’t decide between a soft or firm mattress.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2026
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All of this forces workers to decide between their income and their safety.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 22 June 2024
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No need to decide between crème brûlée, candy, or an Easter pie recipe.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2022
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The mom can’t decide between the chicken and the other chicken.
—Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
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Voters are on track to decide between the two men in an election expected this spring.
—Stephen Maher, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
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She is forced to decide between her family and her romance with Aiden.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 1 May 2025
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But for me, the final two films were incredibly hard to decide between.
—The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2025
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For dessert, decide between masala chai ice cream or Kulfi popsicle bar.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
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Gamers have a near infinite number of options to decide between.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 July 2025
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Finally, no need to decide between the two or have to pick up the ice cream separately.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2026
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Watson was asked about his concern about juries having to decide between his word and that of two-dozen women.
—Chris Easterling, USA TODAY, 14 June 2022
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Can't decide between zucchini or squash for your Easter meal?
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
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But sometimes shoppers don’t want to decide between dozens of brands of staples such as olive oils, Lampert said.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 16 Aug. 2023
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Read more Can’t decide between an airline credit card or travel rewards card?
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
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This protection was supposed to expire next week, which would have forced residents to decide between their homes and their pets.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
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Wage growth has not kept pace with the costs of housing, making more and more families have to decide between a rent payment and a grocery bill.
—Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2022
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The party shouldn’t have to decide between courting Latino and white working-class voters.
—Nate Hochman, National Review, 10 Oct. 2022
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When capital juries were asked to decide between life and death sentences, more than half chose life, according to the research.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
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In one such case, a high school wrestler was forced to decide between cutting his hair or forfeiting a wrestling match in New Jersey.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2022
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So now poor Hugh must decide between his oaths to Rhaenyra and his wife, who stubbornly (and rather stupidly) remains.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
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Voters will have to decide between a candidate who was born and raised in the city while the other has served on the council for more than 17 years.
—Kerria Weaver, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
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Can't decide between bringing pasta salad or a classic Caesar to the table?
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
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Beyond that, the Dodgers will decide between May and Tyler Anderson to be the team’s fourth starter.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2022
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Islanders fans, want to decide between Bryan Trottier and Mike Bossy?
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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In London, designers couldn’t decide between undone or overdone hair.
—Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
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And if your road crew can't decide between the mountains and the beach, the distance between the two is less in South Carolina than its neighbors.
—Forrest Brown, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022
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