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 Dodgers will have to decide whether to retain Bauer.
  — CBS News, 22 Dec. 2022
• That's why, when deciding what items to pack within her 3-lb.
  — Jordan Greene, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
• Those who do decide to drive should check road conditions on tripcheck.org and wsdot.wa.gov and prep their cars for travel.
  — oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2022
• Imagine if these troops are ordered to subdue right-wing militias, but instead decide to join them.
  — Sean McFate, Time, 21 Dec. 2022
• The entire baseball world is waiting to see where the 26-year-old decides to play for the next decade-plus of his career.
  — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
• Leaders should meet with their teams, gather information on what went well and decide where improvement is needed.
  — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2022
• In its final vote Friday, the board decided in an 8-7 vote to approve the curriculum.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
• This is a key step in the process that may ultimately decide the fate of the unprecedented initiative to cancel student debt on a mass scale.
  — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
• The market will have to decide what the correct earnings multiple should be for this new economic era, but if history is any guide, the situation could get even worse.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2022
• In the season finale, why does Helen hesitate when deciding whether to kill Trent and ultimately why is Sam the one who fires the gun?
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
• The battle at Seravalli is but one example of pickleballers stepping on toes as more people decide to play and seek an ever-increasing number of courts on which to do so.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2022
• After a year, the threats would be re-evaluated and Capitol Police could decide to extend the detail indefinitely.
  — Shira Stein, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Dec. 2022
• The Education Department has yet to decide whether to open an investigation in Keller, Kempf said.
  — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2022
• The hardest part might just be deciding whether to reach for the balm or the oil.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2024
• The old switcheroo Can’t decide on what color car to buy that may be a thing of the past.
  — Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
• The other cities have yet to decide where to spend the money.
  — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Jan. 2023
• When will the Senate decide that this just isn’t a good look?
  — Pablo Manríquez, The New Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
• The octopus seemed to decide whether or not the group would move to a new area.
  — Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
• The Fed meets next on March 21-22 to decide on the next interest rate move.
  — Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2023
• But the Cardinals are in no rush to decide where the three-year pro will line up in 2023.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2023
• The court has now decided that a new trial is to take place.
  — Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024