How to Use authoritative in a Sentence

authoritative

adjective

• The book is an authoritative guide to the city's restaurants.
• She addressed the group with an authoritative voice.
• His manner is polite but authoritative.
• The key with all stories is to find the authoritative sources and then try to double check them.
  — Megan Ditrolio, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2022
• Wave your arms, clap your hands, and shout in an authoritative voice.
  — David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2024
• Sexton said the book came across as authoritative, at least back then.
  — AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2020
• Like all good turbo fours, the engine builds torque quickly and low in the rev range for that authoritative shove at traffic lights.
  — Eric Tingwall, Car and Driver, 22 Jan. 2021
• Just look at the authoritative pants from Dior and Armani Privé in this story, and the perfect Chanel white blouse that easily moves from day to evening.
  — Bridget Foley, Town & Country, 15 May 2021
• The result is that none of the guidance is authoritative, and people get confused.
  — Andrea Kane, CNN, 25 Aug. 2020
• At 6-foot-5 with salt-and-pepper hair and a deep voice, Lane had an authoritative but soothing presence, Quam said.
  — Matt McKinney, Star Tribune, 29 Aug. 2020
• DeMar DeRozan tried his best to complete one of his authoritative fourth-quarter stands, but even his 15 points in the period weren’t enough to pull the Bulls back in front.
  — Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2022
• All of a sudden, an authoritative man in a fancy suit and a natty hat arrives.
  — Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 21 July 2023
• White began the game with an authoritative presence behind the arc, knocking down two 3-pointers in the first half.
  — Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2021
• But the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club has declared Phil the authoritative groundhog in this quirky myth.
  — USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
• Not by the world of science, but by an even more authoritative source: a market research firm working on behalf of a client that sells hair dye.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Dec. 2021
• Blain-Cruz was relaxed, authoritative, and ready to laugh.
  — Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
• McElfresh has proved to be pretty authoritative, but supportive of the man who spends most of his waking hours in gyms.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2020
• Memes and GIFs are the authoritative vernacular in almost all of my group chats.
  — Jason Parham, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2022
• To see the authoritative ranking of the current corporate world order, see our full list here.
  — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2023
• Pittsburgh earned an authoritative win over the Cleveland Browns but showed some warts in a close win over the Tennessee Titans.
  — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2020
• There was his black whistle, hanging around his neck on a lanyard — sharp, shrill and authoritative.
  — Julie Bosman, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2021
• Her light but authoritative touch is on everything from scripts to wardrobe.
  — Tanisha C. Ford, Time, 28 Nov. 2022
• The monarch’s fashion choices tend to skew a little more authoritative in 2023, with office-ready trouser suits and court shoes.
  — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2023
• Sinkers induce ground ball contact - 49% grounder rate - but much of it is authoritative.
  — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
• Central to the Billboard Arabia site — and any other platform bearing the Billboard name — are the authoritative charts that will live there.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2023
• Thanks to an angle between the evocative Moon and your ruler, authoritative Saturn, there's no room on your plate for people who can't bring their best.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 17 Dec. 2021
• Just never blinking, and intense all the time, and speaking in an authoritative voice.
  — Clark Collis, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2020
• If that isn’t authoritative enough, perhaps a strong admonition from the State Patrol will do the trick.
  — Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 1 Nov. 2020
• The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.
  — Connor Donevan, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
• Mars enters Leo and your communication zone today, giving you an authoritative voice.
  — USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024