DETERMINED in a Sentence

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397 example sentences for DETERMINED, such as:

1. The government is determined to tackle inflation.
2. I was determined that they should not escape me again.
3. He's determined to speak at the Democratic Convention.
4. I was determined not to put my mother in an institution.
5. She was determined to discover the truth about her neighbours.

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 Meanings and Examples of DETERMINED
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
determined
 a.  determined or decided upon as by an authority
 a.  characterized by great determination
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Rance sat down on the horsehair sofa, and knitted his brows as though determined not to omit anything in his narrative.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER IV. WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL
2  He had always determined, deep down in his resolute heart, that nothing would ever induce him to allow his daughter to wed a Mormon.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET
3  His strong will and untiring energy should, he determined, be devoted to that one end.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
4  I knew of their guilt though, and I determined that I should be judge, jury, and executioner all rolled into one.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
5  I was determined that they should not escape me again.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
6  I had long determined that he should have a show for his life if he chose to take advantage of it.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
7  I determined at the time that when I had my chance, my gentlemen should each have a draw out of one of these boxes, while I ate the pill that remained.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
8  I had already determined in my own mind that the man who had walked into the house with Drebber, was none other than the man who had driven the cab.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VII. THE CONCLUSION
9  It was fully realised that though the human beings had been defeated in the Battle of the Cowshed they might make another and more determined attempt to recapture the farm and reinstate Mr. Jones.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V
10  Led by three young Black Minorca pullets, the hens made a determined effort to thwart Napoleon's wishes.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VII
11  I have been a determined character in later life, and I suppose I was then.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV
12  If father was determined to make me either a Prig or a Mule, and I am not a Prig, why, it stands to reason, I must be a Mule.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VIII
13  He had been married now a year; and Mrs. Sparsit had never released him from her determined pity a moment.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I
14  Indifferent to the rain, and moving with a quick determined step, she struck into a side-path parallel with the ride.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER X
15  His own education had taught him no skill in the games of chivalry, although, with the arms of his Saxon ancestors, he had manifested himself, on many occasions, a brave and determined soldier.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
Example Sentence: (187 in 13 pages)
16  Researchers have determined that heading a football can cause permanent injury.
17  A person's character isn't determined by how he or she enjoys victory, but rather how he or she endures defeat.
18  The Chinese climbers are determined to bid for the highest mountain in the world.
19  In the field of consumer electronics, Philips is determined to remain a world leader.
20  He's determined to speak at the Democratic Convention.
21  Even his closest allies describe him as forceful, aggressive and determined.
22  Despite burglar alarms and window locks, homes are never impregnable against determined thieves.
23  She was determined to discover the truth about her neighbours.
24  The success of the event will be determined by the vagaries of the weather.
25  The opposition to her scheme made her more determined than ever.
26  A wanderer who is determined to reach his destination does not fear the rain.
27  She's sure to get the job she wants - she's a very determined person.
28  The government is determined to tackle inflation.
29  She was determined to avenge herself on the man who had betrayed her.
30  I was determined not to put my mother in an institution.