How to Use resolution in a Sentence

resolution

noun
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  • We found a resolution to the dispute.
  • The monitor has excellent resolution.
  • In late August, the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution calling for peacekeepers to deploy to Darfur to stop a genocide that has claimed some 400,000 lives over the last three years.
    — New Republic, 30 Oct. 2006
  • There is no court record of the resolution of this case.
    — Lynn Arditi, ProPublica, 23 Dec. 2019
  • At that point, a resolution to the strike will be in reach.
    — Rodney Ho, ajc, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Grimm says the legal fees' resolution marks the end of the lawsuit.
    — Liam Reilly, CNN, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The first is the resolution of the technology that scans and prints you.
    — Jorge Cham daniel Whiteson, Wired, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Still, there was no easy resolution to a quandary that looked set to drag on and on.
    — Time, 28 Sep. 2021
  • So, this seemed like the best way to move forward and work out a resolution.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The city council plans on Monday to vote on a resolution against the move.
    — Marci Shatzman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Exxon has urged investors to vote against the resolution.
    — Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 26 May 2017
  • The tribe tells that story in a resolution that honors her.
    — Mark Trahant, Star Tribune, 8 May 2021
  • While the resolution was enhanced for the time, the quality was mono.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Research shows resolutions can be hard to maintain as the year goes on.
    — Dr. Edward King, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2023
  • To read the star's resolutions in full, click on over to her site or download her app!
    — Marissa Miller, Teen Vogue, 28 Dec. 2016
  • The resolution is broad in its scope, but there isn’t a specific plan in place to meet the goal.
    — Leah Asmelash, charlotteobserver, 27 June 2018
  • Board members break out in a round of questions and comments on the resolution.
    — Caroline Spivack, Curbed, 28 July 2021
  • So far, the council has been unable to reach any kind of resolution.
    — Lori Weisberg, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • That time away doesn't have a clear cut resolution, though.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2022
  • There's no time to process any of the twists, and hence no real sense of cathartic resolution.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Aug. 2019
  • The best way to ensure that is to have a webcam with a high streaming resolution.
    — Charlie Fripp, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The motion wasn’t heard because of the case’s resolution.
    — Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, 23 June 2020
  • But Spears called for a resolution to their public dispute in the end.
    — NBC News, 16 Jan. 2022
  • There's sadness and pain in it, and there's also a lot of joy and resolution.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The deadline for a budget resolution is nearly a month away.
    — Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2019
  • But a phone still has to do more than just offer a high-resolution camera to compete.
    — Christian De Looper, BGR, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Despite that fact, there has been no resolution on the issue.
    — Rick Klein, Averi Harper, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Curry, who was a trustee at that time, voted against the resolution.
    — Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com, 20 Oct. 2021
  • The images in daylight were high resolution and in full color.
    — William Langewiesche, The Atlantic, 21 June 2018
  • For all of those families, a resolution could be years away.
    — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 2 June 2018

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