How to Use determination in a Sentence

determination

noun

• What he lacked in talent he made up for in determination.
• The new instruments allow for more precise determination of the size of the tumor.
• The document will be used for determination of ownership.
• That determination had not been made at the time he was killed.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2024
• A lot of people can learn a lot of things from them -- the grit, the resiliency, the determination.
  — Mike Rodak | [e-mail], al, 26 May 2023
• How to Buy a Home With careful research and determination, the keys to that dream house can be yours.
  — Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• That’s the determination to stay alive no matter what is thrown at you.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
• Kramm said the case could not have been solved without the dogged determination of Seward.
  — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2023
• But there will come a point where our voices are so loud and our determination so clear that we can no longer be stopped.
  — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 24 May 2023
• Many of you knew him by his alias ‘Lotto, ox,’ a name that echoed his resilience and determination.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2023
• At that point, the party would have to make a determination on a new candidate.
  — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2024
• That explains the raw passion, and the iron determination to prevail, on both sides.
  — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2023
• But, with determination and heart as big as his fists, Ma is able to rally his team, round up the bandits and break plenty of heads along the way.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
• From that void emerged Mrs. Foley’s faith and her determination to bring her son home.
  — Jasper Davidoff, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024
• Her sharp blue gaze and determination to do what was right at a time when others looked the other way sets the series’ tone from the pilot through the finale.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Apr. 2023
• The Fish and Wildlife Service put off its decision and has yet to reach a final determination.
  — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2023
• This recipe is proof that, with a little determination, any dish can be turned into a one-tray classic.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
• But a determination to survive won’t be enough this year.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
• Among other determinations, the trial will decide how much Trump will have to pay in penalties.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2023
• The title refers to the grit and determination the series’ two underdog boxers honed inside the fight ring, which could prove to be the game-changer in their bloody street battles.
  — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2023
• His flows aren’t intense, but they’re filled with grim determination.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2024
• Watching one 13-year-old with a NES controller and a lot of determination beat a computer is a win for everyone.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2024
• But rather than grant the plaintiff’s request for a speedy trial and determination, the judge set the next hearing for March 29 — more than three weeks after the primary election.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
• As this just over time seemed more and more unfair, there began to be a growing determination to desegregate the park.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2023
• But the testament to Zingano’s hallmark toughness and determination are the victories that led to that title shot.
  — Brian Martin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2023
• In that case, the Hulu price tag will be calculated as the average of the two determinations that are closest in value to each other.
  — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2023
• The ruling overturns a lower court's determination in June 2022 that none of them had legal standing.
  — Jonathan Mattise The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2023
• Staying busy on the drama – and even performing his own stunts – helped his determination.
  — Serena Kappes, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2023
• But as rain goes, Friday’s did not seem notably heavy, and no great determination or stout umbrella seemed needed to defy the drops and venture into the out-of-doors.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023
• Kevin Cross, a spokesperson for Xcel, said the investigations are ongoing and there's been no official determination on the cause of the fires.
  — USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024