How to Use decide in a Sentence

decide

verb

• One blow decided the fight.
• This battle could very well decide the war.
• A few hundred votes could decide the election.
• I am trying to decide if it's warm enough for swimming.
• They decided that he was right.
• The case will be decided by the Supreme Court.
• Will the business be successful? Let the public decide.
• She is having difficulty deciding about the offer.
• He decided that dinner would be at 7 o'clock, and asked guests to arrive at 6.
• The hardest part might just be deciding whether to reach for the balm or the oil.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2024
• Last week, the union reported progress in the talks and decided not to add any more plants.
  — Tom Krisher, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
• Many of them decided to take their pooches along for the journey.
  — Sydney Page, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2023
• From there, create a board of all the things and a budget, and from there, decide what should be the star in the room and the other items around it.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 30 Sep. 2023
• Faced with the prospect of imminent death, Leo decides to head out and explore the outside world.
  — Valerie Wu, Variety, 12 Oct. 2023
• The couple also decided to add a bar with wine fridges in the open-concept kitchen.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 24 Aug. 2023
• The band has decided to make a creative decision, and to part ways with Jay.
  — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2023
• The government can decide on a ceasefire and even on a peace agreement.
  — Jo-Ann Mort, The New Republic, 19 July 2023
• My best friend decided to stop perming [relaxing] her hair, and we were joined at the hip.
  — As Told To Jamie Wilson, Glamour, 17 Nov. 2023
• The two teams playing in this year's Super Bowl have not been decided.
  — Olivia Munson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Jan. 2024
• Here’s a look at what the Supreme Court has decided in past cases and where the debate may be headed next.
  — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 24 June 2023
• Who decided to make yesterday the shortest day of the year, when our lists are still so long?
  — Megan Angelo, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
• Nguyen got a job in finance in the Bay Area, but decided to make a career change after 9/11.
  — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2023
• And her win-loss record isn't bad, either: 40-6, with two cases yet to be decided.
  — Mark Sherman, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
• Key matchups The closest match was decided by only three votes.
  — The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
• Gaffigan decided to take an improv class to work on that last one.
  — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
• The tracks on the untitled mini album have yet to be decided.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 31 July 2023
• It is led by boot camp head Alberto, who decides that his son Pablo, an aspiring artist, is ready to join the camp.
  — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
• Regardless, Gloria was on the hot seat, which is not the place to be when voters are deciding whether to give you a second term.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
• The judge is deciding, rather than a jury, because juries aren’t allowed in this type of case.
  — Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
• But that dream never came to pass, and at the age of 22, on the dare of a girlfriend, Bishop decided to try his hand at stand-up comedy.
  — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 24 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024