How to Use determination in a Sentence

determination

noun

• What he lacked in talent he made up for in determination.
• 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
• But that doesn't change his determination to make the right call.
  — Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2022
• What led them to the determination is not clear.
  — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
• So is a determination to see things through.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
• Raybon writes with heart and a determination to lead us to the truth.
  — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
• That’s the determination to stay alive no matter what is thrown at you.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
• Your determination will be the key to staying ahead of the curve.
  — Arush Chandna, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
• This year flew by amid a lot of work, learning, and determination.
  — Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
• Fifty years of determination, hard work, and grit.
  — Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
• Tito’s determination and eight months of training seem to have paid off.
  — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
• Still, these cracks in the coalition have not caused a shift in the brigades’ determination to fight.
  — Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
• Smith said a judge reviewed that case and agreed with that determination.
  — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
• 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
• Hochman said that a determination about the death penalty will be made at a later time.
  — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
• This squad showed determination to not let that happen again.
  — ABC News, 27 May 2026
• Just grit and determination and want-to.
  — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
• Simply put, the sun is one’s ego, determination and will.
  — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
• The policy leaves it up to the drafter to make that determination.
  — Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
• Staff members fell in love with her sweet nature and determination to heal.
  — Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
• Then came Covid, followed by a lot of determination to stay open.
  — Forbes, 6 June 2022
• Putin has made no secret of his determination to press on with the war if a deal does not grant his hard-line demands.
  — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
• Added some grit and determination on the back end with Lindgren.
  — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
• Whether that’s youth talking or genuine determination is up in the air.
  — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
• His face was set in determination.
  — Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
• At that point, the party would have to make a determination on a new candidate.
  — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2024
• Lessons about determination, teamwork, trust, and the ins-and-outs and ups-and-downs of climbing.
  — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
• My determination is like up there.
  — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
• The House will make their own determination.
  — NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026