How to Use resolution in a Sentence

resolution

noun
  • We found a resolution to the dispute.
  • The monitor has excellent resolution.
  • In late August, the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution calling for peacekeepers to deploy to Darfur to stop a genocide that has claimed some 400,000 lives over the last three years.
    New Republic, 30 Oct. 2006
  • At that point, a resolution to the strike will be in reach.
    Rodney Ho, ajc, 9 Sep. 2023
  • There is no court record of the resolution of this case.
    Lynn Arditi, ProPublica, 23 Dec. 2019
  • Grimm says the legal fees' resolution marks the end of the lawsuit.
    Liam Reilly, CNN, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Still, there was no easy resolution to a quandary that looked set to drag on and on.
    Time, 28 Sep. 2021
  • So, this seemed like the best way to move forward and work out a resolution.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 19 Jan. 2024
  • If the House had voted to censure him, Schiff would have stood in the front of the chamber while the text of the resolution was read.
    Mary Clare Jalonick, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2023
  • Your column brought a tear to my eye and resolution to the soul of this 80-year-old sports fan.
    Mike Anthony, courant.com, 9 Aug. 2020
  • There have been more than 30 such resolutions passed in the western states over the past two years.
    Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 24 Oct. 2017
  • The city council plans on Monday to vote on a resolution against the move.
    Marci Shatzman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The first is the resolution of the technology that scans and prints you.
    Jorge Cham daniel Whiteson, Wired, 3 Nov. 2021
  • The resolution is broad in its scope, but there isn’t a specific plan in place to meet the goal.
    Leah Asmelash, charlotteobserver, 27 June 2018
  • To read the star's resolutions in full, click on over to her site or download her app!
    Marissa Miller, Teen Vogue, 28 Dec. 2016
  • There's sadness and pain in it, and there's also a lot of joy and resolution.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2022
  • There's no time to process any of the twists, and hence no real sense of cathartic resolution.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Aug. 2019
  • While the resolution was enhanced for the time, the quality was mono.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Aug. 2023
  • That time away doesn't have a clear cut resolution, though.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The motion wasn’t heard because of the case’s resolution.
    Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, 23 June 2020
  • But Spears called for a resolution to their public dispute in the end.
    NBC News, 16 Jan. 2022
  • So far, the council has been unable to reach any kind of resolution.
    Lori Weisberg, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Exxon has urged investors to vote against the resolution.
    Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 26 May 2017
  • The danger now is that the House will not reach a resolution by the September 30 deadline.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Research shows resolutions can be hard to maintain as the year goes on.
    Dr. Edward King, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The tribe tells that story in a resolution that honors her.
    Mark Trahant, Star Tribune, 8 May 2021
  • Board members break out in a round of questions and comments on the resolution.
    Caroline Spivack, Curbed, 28 July 2021
  • Curry, who was a trustee at that time, voted against the resolution.
    Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com, 20 Oct. 2021
  • So, here’s a simple yet wondrous resolution for the new year: Look up!
    Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2021
  • But a phone still has to do more than just offer a high-resolution camera to compete.
    Christian De Looper, BGR, 25 Oct. 2022

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