How to Use determined in a Sentence

determined

adjective

• We are making a determined effort to correct our mistakes.
• In the hours and days after Christy's death, Jan was determined to get to the truth.
  — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2023
• The cause of the fire was determined to be lightning, while tall grass and brush fueled the spread of the fire.
  — Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 1 Aug. 2024
• Now Wood was determined to meld the mission of truth-telling with the joy of joke-telling.
  — Wesley Lowery, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
• That statement read like the words of a man determined to finish the tour.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
• Why not then make a determined effort to rid the country and the world of the monster?
  — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
• Some of the remains were determined to be those of a man, police said.
  — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
• Bogdanovich was determined to do the scene with no cuts.
  — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2023
• But by 2022, the five-member board was determined to act.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
• The note sounded determined the key in which the song would be performed; thus, the term keynote.
  — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
• Along the way, hordes disembarked, with the determined, brisk gait of those with somewhere to be.
  — Victoria Kim Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
• Farley, on the other hand, is determined to stay close to his roots.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2023
• Wayne was determined to go his own way, in his bedroom, in his own house.
  — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
• The only thing the right wing seems determined to put in everyone’s arms is a weapon.
  — Ana Marie Cox, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023
• Others are determined to feed and care for them amid death threats.
  — The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
• The strong flavor will often be enough to deter even the most determined poop-eaters.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
• The bobcat stared out at me, her visage grim and determined.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
• Even if new homes grow right to the edge of her farm, Garcia is determined to make sure the fireflies in her fields survive.
  — Julia Lyon, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
• But Harris is determined to make sure the public knows about the story.
  — Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Oct. 2024
• More remains were found Oct. 19 and were determined to be those of the same person, the coroner's office said.
  — Julianne McShane, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2023
• Yet both are determined to contribute to the war effort and start their lives afresh.
  — Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2023
• Her neck was cut, which was determined to be her primary cause of death.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 21 July 2024
• At the courthouse Thursday, they were determined to be heard.
  — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
• One person, identified as a man, was determined to be dead at the scene.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
• But first-year coach Alex Butler is determined to grow the program.
  — Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
• On the varsity since eighth grade, Brady is determined to make more of an impact.
  — Julia Yohe, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Jan. 2023
• Cops have also not yet determined if the two shootings are linked.
  — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024
• Reeve is determined to serve as a role model for his children.
  — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
• Schaeffer says one of the challenges about the construction of The Witches Road was the need to move locations, as the initial stage reserved for the road was determined to be too small.
  — Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
• Whichever one is the closest match is their determined contrast level, according to the filter.
  — Maria Santa Poggi, Allure, 4 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024