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How do you use Dispositive in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Dispositive meaning

  1. Intending to, resulting in, or capable of disposition (disposing, disposing of, or settling a matter).
  2. Being a statutory provision not mandatory to the parties, as in ius dispositivum.
  3. By natural disposition, having such an inclination.

Using Dispositive

  • The main meaning on this page is: Intending to, resulting in, or capable of disposition (disposing, disposing of, or settling a matter). | Being a statutory provision not mandatory to the parties, as in ius dispositivum. | By natural disposition, having such an inclination.
  • In the example corpus, dispositive often appears in combinations such as: not dispositive, dispositive evidence, be dispositive.

Context around Dispositive

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

stretch 1× supposed 1× seems 1× received 1×

Often after:

evidence 2× indicators 1× journalistic 1×

Sentence patterns with Dispositive

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

far from dispositive he was 1× game stretch dispositive 1× had received dispositive evidence that 1× is the dispositive journalistic document 1× lean is dispositive of who 1× not always dispositive indicators of 1× not be dispositive 1× s not dispositive 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a spokesperson for 1× conclusions about the 1× did anyone in 1× he says this 1× i went into 1× needless to say 1×

Common sentence endings:

a policy shift 1× department of justice 1× game stretch dispositive 1× going to reveal 1× it belongs to 1× not be dispositive 1×

Words around Dispositive

Just before it in the word index:

dispositions 59 dispositional 6 disposition 271 dispositif 2 disposing 133 disposes 11

Just after it in the word index:

dispossess 17 dispossessed 73 dispossessing 10 dispossession 38 disproof 6 disproportion 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 16 abada 16 abbottabad 16 abdulkareem 16 abha 16 abominations 16

Corpus analysis for Dispositive

  • In this selection, "dispositive" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, stretch, supposed, seems, evidence, indicators and journalistic stand out and add context to how "dispositive" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include far from dispositive he was and game stretch dispositive. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dispositive" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dispositive

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Well, it is the dispositive journalistic document of our time, so. (11 words)

That investigation (most of which remains under seal) may or may not be dispositive. (14 words)

One game does not prove a thing and neither is a 17-game stretch dispositive. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Though the evidence implicating Farr in the scheme is hotly contested and far from dispositive, he was retained as counsel for the campaign when it was sued by the Department of Justice. (32 words)

I went into this article behind the 2020 extension but skeptical of pushing it back beyond that, but the state’s current policy of honoring 5-year-old scores seems dispositive. (31 words)

She'll face a special primary that will also take place on Aug. 13, but just as it was two years ago, a party endorsement is likely to be dispositive. (30 words)

Question examples

Did anyone in the media ask Trump about this supposed dispositive evidence of innocence that he claimed he had and was going to reveal? (24 words)

Example sentences (12)

Needless to say, the musings of Washington’s chattering classes are not always dispositive indicators of a policy shift.

One game does not prove a thing and neither is a 17-game stretch dispositive.

The archdiocese of San Francisco says it didn’t supply the “priests” to exorcise the demons in Nancy’s house, but that’s not dispositive.

Did anyone in the media ask Trump about this supposed dispositive evidence of innocence that he claimed he had and was going to reveal?

She'll face a special primary that will also take place on Aug. 13, but just as it was two years ago, a party endorsement is likely to be dispositive.

Well, it is the dispositive journalistic document of our time, so.

Conclusions about the potential of a national mask mandate are therefore not dispositive as to its constitutionality.

I went into this article behind the 2020 extension but skeptical of pushing it back beyond that, but the state’s current policy of honoring 5-year-old scores seems dispositive.

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He says this: The direction that the branches of the tree lean is dispositive of who it belongs to.

That investigation (most of which remains under seal) may or may not be dispositive.

Though the evidence implicating Farr in the scheme is hotly contested and far from dispositive, he was retained as counsel for the campaign when it was sued by the Department of Justice.

A spokesperson for the Met stated that the museum had received "dispositive" evidence that the objects had been looted from Koh Ker and illegally exported to the USA.

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Common combinations with dispositive

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dispositive" in a sentence?
An example: "Needless to say, the musings of Washington’s chattering classes are not always dispositive indicators of a policy shift." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "dispositive" from authentic English texts.
What does "dispositive" mean?
Dispositive means: Intending to, resulting in, or capable of disposition (disposing, disposing of, or settling a matter).
How many example sentences with "dispositive" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "dispositive", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.