How to Use undetermined in a Sentence
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The cause of the fire is still undetermined.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
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The cause of the fire was undetermined as of the time of her online post.
—Teri Figueroa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 May 2018
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The man left the bank on foot with an undetermined amount of money.
—Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2020
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The cause of this fire was undetermined.
—Timia Cobb breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
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The plan is to have the house of worship razed, but by who and when is undetermined.
—Matt Stone, The Courier-Journal, 24 Aug. 2022
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The death was ruled a homicide, but the cause of death was left undetermined.
—Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 16 Nov. 2022
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Roads in the area will be closed for an undetermined amount of time, police said.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022
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Those fish will turn up on the coast and be a nuisance for an undetermined amount of time.
—Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 6 June 2018
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The cause of death was undetermined.
—Andrea Klick, Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
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No one was home at the time of the fire and the cause is currently undetermined.
—Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com, 16 Aug. 2019
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Cause of death is undetermined, but the manner of death has been ruled a homicide.
—Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2020
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The men fled the store with an undetermined amount of money, police said.
—Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 14 Nov. 2022
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Then that date was postponed to an as-yet-undetermined date in the future.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
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Michael Norman said that the fire was sparked from an undetermined heat source.
—Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 19 Apr. 2022
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Malaysia will likely be paid an undetermined amount per ton of emissions stored.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
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The cause is still undetermined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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The cause is still undetermined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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The cause is still undetermined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Osborne said the cause of the fire is likely to be listed as undetermined.
—Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 1 Mar. 2021
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The cause of the fire will be ruled undetermined due to the severe amount of damage to the structure.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
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The cause of the flames remains undetermined.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Jan. 2026
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The coroner said the manner of her death was undetermined.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Police said the thief was armed with a black handgun and made off with an undetermined amount of money.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2022
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The suspect then stole an undetermined amount of money from the victim and fled.
—Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 19 Aug. 2021
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The Cubs are in the early stages of a rebuild of undetermined length.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2022
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Police say that the cause of the accident is undetermined at this point, but speed played a role in the crash.
—Alison Medley, Houston Chronicle, 27 July 2019
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Fire Chief Chuck Fazekas said the cause of the blaze still is undetermined.
—Carole Carlson, Post-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2017
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The number of stores that Chick-fil-A plans to open is still undetermined.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2023
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The session's end is still undetermined, but could be in May or June.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2022
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The extent of the loss is undetermined, police said.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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