How to Use determine in a Sentence

determine

verb

• The demand for a product determines its price.
• An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.
• I am trying to determine what happened and when.
• They are determining if they should stay.
• The new policy will be determined by a special committee.
• They are unable to accurately determine the ship's position at this time.
• He believes that one's personality is determined mostly by genetics.
• They determined to leave immediately.
• Scholars have determined that the book was written in the late 16th century.
• The price of sheets is determined by the fabric, weave and thread count.
  — Hannah Morrill, ELLE Decor, 15 Nov. 2018
• The goal is to fix the types of mistakes that could determine the outcome of a game.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 5 June 2017
• The team is trying to determine whether the power was out at the time.
  — Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2021
• For arm loops, determine strap length and placement on the bug body to fit the child.
  — Heidi Palkovic, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2021
• The process cannot determine if the fish were caught legally.
  — Victoria Milko, Firdia Lisnawati, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2022
• But the cause and manner of death had not been determined.
  — USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2019
• So that's to be determined as far as who's earned that.
  — Adam Baum, Cincinnati.com, 21 Jan. 2020
• The victims’ bodies have been sent to the state crime lab to determine cause of death.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 July 2022
• The size of your deck is also determined by the makeup of your yard and home.
  — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2017
• The pandas’ health and care teams will determine when the pair is ready to meet the public.
  — Amanda Musa, CNN, 9 July 2024
• Those days, though, in the second half are yet to be determined.
  — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 17 July 2017
• Just how much of each the city will create has yet to be determined.
  — Dominic Fracassa, SFChronicle.com, 15 Jan. 2020
• The sticking point has been how to determine the price.
  — Arkansas Online, 21 Dec. 2020
• So brains determine shootouts as much as hands and feet.
  — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2022
• The answer could determine what the next phase of the pandemic looks like.
  — Maryn McKenna, Wired, 2 Feb. 2022
• The Kentucky Derby is a long race, but for most of the field, the outcome will be determined in the first half mile.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 5 May 2023
• Adult film star Jesse Jane’s cause of death has been determined.
  — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
• This is the thing: Your thoughts determine your feelings.
  — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Apr. 2022
• She was stabbed with an ice pick, with fatal wounds to her heart and lungs, which were determined to be the cause of death.
  — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
• One survey conducted last year by Monmouth University found that two out of three Republicans believe voter fraud determined the results of the vote in 2020.
  — Simon Shuster, TIME, 2 Nov. 2024
• The state, one of a handful of battlegrounds that are expected to determine control of the White House and Congress in Tuesday’s election, was devastated economically by the pandemic because of its reliance on tourism.
  — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024