On this page you'll find 20 example sentences with Decisive. You'll also see the meaning, synonyms such as crucial or important and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Decisive in a sentence
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Decisive meaning
- Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
- Decided; definite; incontrovertible.
- Marked by promptness and decision.
Example sentences (20)
He was at his best in the game’s most decisive moments, scoring 10 points in the second quarter and 11 in the third.
Studying the Jets' tape from the preseason, Wilson looked like a more confident and decisive player from the pocket.
Both militarily and diplomatically, the most decisive battle of Ukraine's liberation war is being fought over Crimea.
President Joe Biden's administration and Republican lawmakers are yet to reach a decisive outcome on the matter.
But that sector is a decisive place, so I was just riding hard, I got a gap on the descent and just carried on.
But in stitching it together, officials are taking a decisive step away from more hands-off economic planning.
Sorry: US weaponry and training have played a decisive role in Ukraine’s ability to defend itself and push back invasion.
Referendums work well when they follow the clear mood of the people and produce a genuinely decisive result.
He made a full recovery thanks to the efforts of PC Rogers whose decisive actions and courage saved a life.
He recognizes, however, that it’s one particular group of Black voters that may prove decisive on Tuesday.
Their resistance to swift action hindered the forging of a more united and decisive response to the pressing climate crisis.
Aside from that, it was a decisive defeat for the Revolution against a familiar Eastern Conference foe.
Consensus building for decisive interventions when there is a proliferation of policy-related actors becomes almost impossible.
Decisive, focused action by Maui County and Hawaii’s state government will be necessary to make it so.
Perranwell’s decisive finishing was the difference between the sides with The Well pulling off a fine 4-1 win at Redruth United.
The decisive third game marked the fourth time since 2014 that the NLL Finals have needed all three games to determine a winner.
I think you will see AJ be more clear and decisive with what he’s doing in there because I feel like he’ll know what he needs to do.
That shot merely brought the Heat within what seemed like a constant eight-point cushion for Milwaukee in the decisive fourth quarter.
The Commodores held a decisive edge in rebounds (48-34), including 19-10 on the offensive glass.
And instead of inflicting a decisive victory over the Royalists, they simply turn and run away.
Common combinations with decisive
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the decisive 40×
- decisive action 21×
- and decisive 15×
- be decisive 10×
- proved decisive 9×
- decisive victory 8×
- take decisive 7×
- decisive and 7×
- decisive goal 6×
- decisive in 5×
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