How to Use conclusive in a Sentence

conclusive

adjective

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• There were challenges: No new evidence had emerged over the decades and there were no conclusive DNA matches.
  — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2024
• It was cut from the Viking payload in 1971, deemed too heavy and unlikely to offer conclusive results.
  — Marissa Grunes, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2023
• Paul uses a bunch of tools to determine if Jo is still breathing, but none are conclusive.
  — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
• My findings weren’t conclusive, as the ATS percentage didn’t even reach 52%.
  — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2022
• But the army has yet to provide conclusive proof of a subterranean military base.
  — Karen Zraick, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2023
• In their defense, Democrats are quick to point out voter registration trends are not conclusive.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
• Without conclusive data, the coalition wants the city to preserve more land for the tree by cutting back on the light industrial buildings and business park planned in its vicinty.
  — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024