How to Use conclusive in a Sentence

conclusive

adjective
  • There was no conclusive data showing whether or not sexism had any effect on men’s health in the study.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Apr. 2021
  • The ruling was that the puck completely crossed the goal line, though replays didn't appear conclusive.
    Jose M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Trials last year failed to provide conclusive data for that age group due to a lack of participants over the age of 65.
    Fortune, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Recent data suggest the vaccines are very effective at doing so but the data is not yet conclusive.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 9 Apr. 2021
  • But drug treatments have fairly more conclusive evidence, some of which India continues to ignore.
    Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Despite Carlson’s claims, there is conclusive evidence that the vaccines are safe for the vast majority of people.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Yes, the murder-spree mirrors past jihadist attacks, but that, by itself, is not conclusive evidence that this was a jihadist attack — not in a courtroom, anyway.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Slosh Party Despite a dearth of conclusive evidence, one hypothesis stuck around.
    Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
  • There’s been no conclusive evidence the oil slick was from the sub.
    Fox News, 23 Apr. 2021
  • But the small numbers mean the finding is far from conclusive.
    Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 7 June 2021
  • The evidence is pretty conclusive -- and none of it points to good news for Democrats in 2022.
    Chris Cillizza, CNN, 25 Oct. 2021
  • In fact, since April was weak, even a strong May jobs growth number might not be that conclusive.
    Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 3 June 2021
  • Most researchers think the science isn't yet conclusive, but Ness doesn't want to wait.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The app, and the studies of it, are simply too young for researchers to draw conclusive answers.
    Christian Paz, Vox, 5 June 2024
  • Don’t expect anything conclusive by the end of eight hours.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2022
  • Even with thousands of voids, the study’s error bars are still too large to say anything conclusive.
    Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 25 July 2023
  • State testing of well water more than a quarter mile from the two Gore sites was less conclusive.
    Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The sample is far too small to be conclusive, but the early results are promising.
    Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 2 July 2024
  • Peskov dismissed the phone call as not being conclusive.
    Greg Norman, Fox News, 9 Feb. 2023
  • There was no flu, and all other tests didn’t show anything conclusive, but the deep freeze during that time could’ve been the culprit.
    Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2021
  • In the decades since, there have been rumors and ghost stories but no conclusive evidence about their fate.
    Longreads, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The ending of the comics was pretty conclusive (spoilers follow).
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 31 July 2022
  • Science can take a long time to reach conclusive results.
    Annie Shattuck, The Conversation, 2 July 2021
  • In a news briefing on Friday, WHO experts said that the data is not conclusive.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Initial Valley fever tests weren't conclusive for Julius Holt, the Marana youth football coach.
    Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2022
  • One source heard that the left side of Brito’s body was numb, though nothing conclusive about his condition was announced.
    Alyssa Hertel, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2021
  • To what extent these attacks may prove conclusive remains to be seen.
    Constant Méheut, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • And there is a lack of conclusive evidence on whether the courts help participants long-term.
    Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Still, their feat isn’t conclusive evidence that the ivory was solely used for rope-making, the team concedes.
    Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Health care providers say this is not enough to show a conclusive cause, but enough for scientists to continue to study the association.
    James Hill, ABC News, 7 July 2024

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