How to Use definite in a Sentence

definite

adjective

• The answer is a definite no.
• I am definite that we will win.
• She seems to be pretty definite about leaving.
• I don't know anything definite yet.
• The teacher sets definite standards for her students.
• We'll need a definite answer by Tuesday.
• The city still intends to build one, but there is no definite timeline for that as of now.
  — Krithika Varagur, The New York Review of Books, 18 Sep. 2020
• Cost is a definite factor here, too, as Zegras was also a high pick and has a longer track record than Jiricek.
  — Max Bultman, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
• Flynn loves the fact that all five linemen are returning, a definite rarity.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 24 Sep. 2020
• Junior golfers whose parents have the means to hire coaches and join private courses have a definite advantage.
  — Candace Oehler, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
• Mineral notes and unripened peach precede a definite acidic finish.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 27 Sep. 2020
• There’s no definite proposal that the president’s being asked to consider or reject at this point.
  — Nick Wadhams, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2020
• Only the people who worked in factories wanted freedom from certain very definite things, especially from low pay and bad conditions of work.
  — John Dos Passos, National Review, 28 Sep. 2020
• The horses are given definite and potentially symbolic colors, but the men who ride them are described in maddeningly vague terms.
  — Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2020
• Beginning in mid-October, the 49ers’ schedule takes a definite detour into fast lane.
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 20 Sep. 2020
• The public itself has a definite interest in them, but being unorganized can accomplish little in the way of aiding to find solutions.
  — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2020
• The findings indicate that at least 1 in 4 Americans struggles to get the necessary amount of rest on an average night, which is a definite cause for concern.
  — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
• What seemed likely in the spring now seems definite in the fall.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2022
• Breezes are light from the northwest as lows drop to the low to mid-50s for a definite fall feel.
  — Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2021
• Miller said the project could break ground in 2022, but a definite timetable has not been set.
  — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2021
• Then that takes the longest time, to go back to the director and get a definite no.
  — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2023
• But the starting five will not be the definite starting five for the rest of the season, that is clear.
  — Giana Han, al, 27 Nov. 2020
• Of the many outcomes, one that is most definite is the rising waters of the oceans.
  — Sulagna Chattopadhyay, Quartz, 15 Dec. 2021
• The whole group seems to accept the definite possibility that their captive is telling the truth, but Kaitlyn orders a thirty-milligram methylphenidate injection and polygraph test, just to be safe.
  — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
• The iPhone 12 is a definite improvement over the iPhone 11.
  — Maren Estrada, BGR, 8 July 2021
• Stress is a definite risk factor, and can lead to a relapse.
  — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 12 June 2022
• The answer to each of those questions: a definite maybe.
  — Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2020
• But the prospect of working from home was a definite selling point.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 18 Jan. 2022
• Bad news Best Coast fans: the group is going on a definite hiatus.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 4 May 2023
• TikTok is what made this 17-year-old singer's April release soar, a definite sign of the times.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 17 Dec. 2020

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024