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.
• Adams has no definite timeline for making his next hire.
  — Carol Schram, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021
• But there are also some new releases that look like definite winners.
  — Zach Epstein, BGR, 25 Mar. 2021
• Going camping as a family is a definite highlight of any kid’s year.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 22 Mar. 2021
• One definite change that parents can look forward to is the return of extended hours for summer camp.
  — Brian Slupski, chicagotribune.com, 30 Mar. 2021
• Neither team has much of a post presence, although Laurel has a definite size advantage.
  — Joe Magill, cleveland, 2 Mar. 2021
• In theoretical physics, there are rarely definite answers, but that’s no matter.
  — Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2021
• With any fundamentally new idea, reasons against are more numerous and more definite than reasons for.
  — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2021
• O'Neill is a definite building block, and maybe Cleveland develops into one as well.
  — Star Tribune, 17 Mar. 2021
• Liberty Utilities has not been able to give a definite time by which the water issues in Pine Bluff will be fixed.
  — Eplunus Colvin, Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2021
• As usual, Megan's nails are a long, ultra-pointy stiletto shape, and her first spooky season manicure has a definite autumnal vibe.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 Oct. 2024
• Today pho still draws a line through Vietnam as definite as any on a map: southerners tend to eat sweet, spicy decadent noodles, and northerners take them crisp and pure.
  — The Economist, 24 Mar. 2021
• However, the big man isn’t a definite home-run upgrade, so Chicago should tread lightly and patiently explore all options.
  — Jason Patt, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021
• An additional 46% have considered resuming travel in the near future, with no definite plans.
  — Ali Shahbaz, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
• The music of 1984 is a definite dual, dichotomous reflection of the need for expression and escape.
  — Spin Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2024
• The 2021 Golden Globe Awards: The pandemic has made putting on awards shows a definite challenge.
  — oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2021
• And despite the standing-room-only crowd for Trump’s speech (with very few of them wearing masks, of course), there were definite signs this weekend that the Republican party might be ready to move on.
  — Stuart Emmrich, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2021
• The monthly payments of traditional loans are determined at the outset, with repayment of the principal and interest spread over a definite time period.
  — Beth Akers, National Review, 3 Mar. 2021
• 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
• Of the many outcomes, one that is most definite is the rising waters of the oceans.
  — Sulagna Chattopadhyay, Quartz, 15 Dec. 2021
• 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

Last Updated: 29 Oct 2024