How to Use decision in a Sentence

decision

noun

• Have you made a decision?
• She made a conscious decision to leave the painting unfinished.
• He based his decision on facts, not emotions.
• She announced her decision to go to medical school.
• We need someone who will act with decision even under pressure.
• The U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 decision brought an end to racial segregation in public schools.
• By the end of the night, the decision seemed like a winner.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
• The decision by Hayut to convene all 15 of the court’s judges to hear the appeal meant that new seats had to be added to the judges’ bench.
  — Patrick Kingsley, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
• The band has decided to make a creative decision, and to part ways with Jay.
  — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
• The state of Alaska and King Cove Corp. tried to stop a dismissal, instead seeking a court decision on the swap.
  — Riley Rogerson, Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2023
• Making decisions about how and what the robot should do is not up to the researchers, says Šabanović.
  — Kat McGowan, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2024
• The two-page order did not explain the reasoning for the decision but noted that the case would be heard this fall.
  — Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2023
• Having been a bleach blonde for over five years, the decision to veer from my platinum paradise was a big one.
  — Charlie Teather, Glamour, 16 Dec. 2023
• The decision Friday sends the case back to a federal appeals court for a second look.
  — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2024
• At the end of the day, every family has to decide what is best for them—and that decision is no one else's business.
  — Tanay Howard, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
• In that case, the judge acknowledged that the Supreme Court may nullify her decision.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
• In December, the Colorado Supreme Court agreed in a 4-3 decision.
  — Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024
• Take a few months to think through any life-altering decisions, and let your emotions even out.
  — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 12 July 2023
• And now, slowly, Tania was telling people at school about her decision.
  — Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023
• That sparse record contributed to the high court's decision Monday.
  — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 4 Mar. 2024
• That changed with the Supreme Court’s decision in 1985, the first of a series of legal and judicial moves to open the nation’s banking landscape.
  — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2024
• But the count is nonetheless a barometer of the scope of the crisis and helps drive a host of policy and funding decisions.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
• Price At the end of the day, this probably influences most decisions more than anything else.
  — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
• John was making the final football decisions and no doubt had a big hand in hiring and firing.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Dec. 2023
• There are concerns that the bill sets a precedent to allow the state to override local school decisions beyond the scope of the current textbook issue.
  — Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
• The Supreme Court will hear arguments on April 25, and a decision is expected by July.
  — Alexandra Banner, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
• Powell framed last month’s decision to pause increases as an effort to give officials more time to study the impact of the Fed’s past moves.
  — Nick Timiraos, WSJ, 26 July 2023
• At the time, and even now, much controversy surrounded the decision.
  — Andrea Kane, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
• But there’s no sign so far that the decision has affected his relationship with the Saudis.
  — Tariq Panja, New York Times, 18 June 2023
• The initiative — which barely made it on the ballot after the state Supreme Court eked out a 4-3 decision approving the language last week — requires 60% approval to pass.
  — Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024