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
• The third flag game will determine the overall winner of the Pro Bowl Games.
  — Rob Maaddi, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Dec. 2022
• 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
• Biology and genetics often determine how elastic the skin may be, but the rate of weight loss seems to be important, too.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
• Although the slippers looked nearly identical, a consultant for the Smithsonian analyzed slight differences in the pairs and determined that the ones that were sold on Saturday were in many of the most famous scenes of the movie.
  — Hank Sanders, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Dec 2024