How to Use decide on/upon in a Sentence

decide on/upon

phrasal verb

• Haigh is scheduled to decide on the future for the U.K.’s road-building program on Friday.
  — Carlton Reid, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
• The room had not been able to decide on the final joke.
  — Time, 21 Aug. 2023
• The Panthers would need to decide on the tag by the March 5 deadline.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2024
• Bradford pled guilty to the charges and asked the jury to decide on the length of the sentence.
  — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 29 June 2023
• The Rangers don’t have two weeks to wait to decide on whether the offense needs a boost or not.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 31 July 2023
• Mehta will next have to decide on remedies in the search case.
  — Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
• As the group was meeting to decide on a plan of action, the phone rang.
  — Dennis Overbye Hiroko Masuike, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
• That meant the team had to decide on the definitive version to use for the project.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Oct. 2023
• Keep scrolling for more of our favorite finds — just don’t take too long to decide on one since the sale ends soon.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
• The state board is expected to again decide on the matter soon.
  — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
• The three members of the state Board of Public Works will decide on the program’s future.
  — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
• The Knicks must also decide on a course of action with the pair of first-round picks (Nos. 24 and 25) in the upcoming draft.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
• Some roommates decide on colors and a theme for their room.
  — Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
• The Ethics Commission still has to decide on a fine for Metrose.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
• The judge could decide on the motions Tuesday but is more likely to issue a ruling in the weeks or months to come.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 23 July 2023
• As a scoundrel, players decide on their own code among a wretched hive of scum and villainy.
  — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
• The Met Council is expected to decide on the grant this summer.
  — Jeff Kiger, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2024
• Once everyone auditions, the judges decide on the 55 acts that will advance to the live rounds.
  — Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2024
• The government can decide on a ceasefire and even on a peace agreement.
  — Jo-Ann Mort, The New Republic, 19 July 2023
• The airline puts you up in a nice hotel but can’t decide on a new departure date.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
• With the program slated to expire by the end of the year, lawmakers will have to decide on its future.
  — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2023
• So there’s things that will be up for our audience to decide on themselves.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 19 Feb. 2024
• As of May 14, the bankruptcy court has yet to decide on a deadline for creditors to file claims.
  — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
• The Detroit Zoo will soon welcome its newest resident, and its up to the public to decide on a name.
  — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2023
• The Chargers and Indians will decide on Wednesday morning whether to play a seeding game or flip a coin for the third and fourth spots.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2024
• The two kids then whisper to one another to decide on their preferred form of payment.
  — Valerie Nome, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2023
• Yet after three days of meetings, the cabinet has yet to decide on a response.
  — Russell Goldman, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
• But before then, Judge Ural Glanville must decide on whether the jury can hear his lyrics as part of the prosecution’s case.
  — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2023
• While having to decide on just one singer is a difficult task, vote in our poll below to see who is your No. 1 rock lead singer of all time.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2023
• The department is working with a nearby group, Te Runanga o Otakou, to decide on next steps for the whale.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024