How to Use determined in a Sentence

determined

adjective
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  • We are making a determined effort to correct our mistakes.
  • That statement read like the words of a man determined to finish the tour.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 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
  • Yet both are determined to contribute to the war effort and start their lives afresh.
    — Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2023
  • At the courthouse Thursday, they were determined to be heard.
    — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • But first-year coach Alex Butler is determined to grow the program.
    — Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The call was then determined to be a swatting attempt so the response was canceled while police were on the way.
    — Jeff Amy, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The approach in the two-out situation was that of a determined winner.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 10 June 2023
  • And as to the latter, Amanda is determined to live out her own dreams of romance and achievement through the painfully shy girl.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Maaka Pohatu is fantastic as their determined boss, and the show has the same dry, laugh-out-loud humor as the film.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 15 June 2023
  • Blanche, who usually does the talking in court on the hush-money case, told reporters that Trump was determined to fight the charges.
    — USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Speaking publicly for the first time since his injury, Rodgers seems determined to prove his doubters wrong.
    — oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Holly is the flip of that in crime-solving form, the imperfect but determined angel among all those demons.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Juno, she is pursued by her mad husband Athamas, who is determined to kill her son Melicertes.
    — Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Chloe is determined to find her, and teams up with Shara's football player boyfriend and Shara's neighbor.
    — Michael Stillwell, Town & Country, 19 Aug. 2023
  • As Mary's health was failing, the new acting chief of the Seaside Police Department was determined to solve the case once and for all.
    — Maureen Maher, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The conference-goers, mostly in their thirties and forties, have the air of commuters who missed the first train to the city and are determined to crowd onto the next one.
    — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
  • But, now living out of state under a different name, Corey is determined to make the most of every day.
    — Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2024
  • As one of London's first nightclubs, Annabel's was determined to lead the efforts of injecting a new zeal into the city.
    — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 12 June 2023
  • Knowing his history made the couple more determined to give the 20-lb. pup a loving home.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023

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