How to Use objective in a Sentence

objective

1 of 2 adjective
  • We need someone outside the company to give us an objective analysis.
  • First up is the objective deck, the lifeblood of the design.
    Charles Theel, Ars Technica, 11 Nov. 2017
  • Her efforts with the team are to make the process more objective.
    Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Any objective viewer of the film can see that it isn't meant to be fair.
    Author: Charles Wohlforth | Opinion, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2018
  • The process starts with the objective lenses, which are the ones farthest away from your eyes.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023
  • The distance, goal, target and objective change in each of the eight rounds that are played.
    Ben Schultz, Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2022
  • Be patient, be objective, and go out there and get it all.
    Jonathan Eig, SI.com, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Resume objective statements have never made the most sense to me.
    Ginny Hogan, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • My bridal price and, now with this prenup, my objective value.
    Max Gao, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2021
  • One way to make a hard decision is to evaluate the objective facts around the options.
    Eric Roberge, Forbes, 21 May 2021
  • But these notes aren’t as objective as doctors might think.
    Elizabeth Preston, STAT, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Data gives you objective facts about whether the deals the AI told you to pursue closed.
    Arijit Sengupta, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Would the story have been better told from an outside, more objective point of view?
    Jaime Herndon, Quartz, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Today that looks more like a wish than an assertion of objective fact.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Just make sure to select people who won’t shy away from hard truths and will be objective about your strengths.
    Trinity Aikens, Forbes, 22 June 2022
  • Make a point to think your desires through and be objective before picking a fight with anyone.
    Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 9 Feb. 2022
  • And then there was an objective point of view, which was very cluttered with data, as our lives are now.
    Tasha Robinson, The Verge, 3 May 2018
  • Not that Peltz makes this objective analysis of his track record easy.
    Steven Tian, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Is there an objective way of determining the value of a win and if so, what is its value?
    The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2023
  • This might feel similar to behavior change but tends to be a bit less objective.
    SELF, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Try to base your decision on objective facts, such as what gets results in the real world.
    Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Anyone who tells you movie reviews are objective has a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn.
    Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
  • But scoring points and racking up titles wasn’t the objective Swift had in mind.
    Kansascity, kansascity.com, 12 May 2017
  • Plainly put, there were no objective measures of progress.
    Bing West, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2021
  • And so, an objective section is as pointless as water in a basket.
    Quora, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021
  • But in Munger’s view that would not be an objective decision.
    Matt Schifrin, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • But then, such worries are rarely objective to begin with.
    The Economist, 5 Sep. 2019
  • By most objective measures, the Cowboys are not a good football team.
    Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Netflix also wants to make this new, more objective data stand out more.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 13 May 2021
  • Israel Hayom made no attempt to be an objective source of news.
    Gregg Carlstrom, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2018
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objective

2 of 2 noun
  • The main objective of the class is to teach basic typing skills.
  • We've set specific objectives for each day.
  • She's expanding the business with the objective of improving efficiency.
  • Breathing in and out, the objective was to clear the mind.
    Nina Mandell, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2017
  • The objective here is to get the seed to the soil and then let nature take over.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The first objective is to break one of his own world records.
    Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 28 Oct. 2022
  • This is a high bar to set but this is the objective for the season.
    Michael Beychok, NOLA.com, 15 Dec. 2020
  • But not all rangefinders have the same objective in the field.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2019
  • There’s more work to be done in terms of the scope and the design objectives.
    Sara Cardine, La Cañada Valley Sun, 4 Oct. 2017
  • The objective was to find the best Chicago-style dog in the city.
    Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 8 Aug. 2017
  • There are great teams here who have the same objective.
    BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The objective was to find the best Chicago-style dog in the city.
    Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 8 Aug. 2017
  • The only objective is to make it through the challenges.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 4 Jan. 2023
  • My objective is to let the kids have a good time whatever the sport is.
    Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • And that’s really the objective, or the gift, of the film.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The main objective of most marketers is to boost their sales.
    Yec, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The objective was to save more lives by being the first to market with the next blockbuster.
    Maura McCarthy, STAT, 30 May 2020
  • And the objective in this business is to find someone who will.
    Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 4 Aug. 2017
  • Your objective is to sew the pocket back in place while not sewing through the lining at the same time.
    Vanessa Nirode, Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Our objective is to be the ripple in the pond that other people look at and copy.
    Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 4 Nov. 2019
  • The objective is to make sure players and parents feel good.
    Eric Sondheimer, latimes.com, 10 Dec. 2017
  • The objective was to give the public a behind-the-scenes look at how the draft unfolds.
    Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The work of those who report to you must support your objectives.
    Linda Clark-Santos, idahostatesman, 20 June 2018
  • The mayor begins his fourth term with a long list of objectives.
    Karen Farkas, cleveland.com, 2 Jan. 2018
  • The objective should be to get better, not to just blame people.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 24 Oct. 2020
  • The Democrats would achieve their objective of getting rid of him.
    WSJ, 7 July 2020
  • The main objective during free agency will still be the same, though.
    Mark Medina, The Mercury News, 27 June 2019
  • On the second objective, though, the book can be slippery.
    Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2021
  • But our main objective is to get three points against D.C. on the road.
    Mike Gramajo, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The band's main objective was to keep Latin folklore alive.
    Lauren Lee, CNN, 7 Sep. 2020

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