Sample sentences for DECISIVE - verbalworkout.com

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1 —as in:
a decisive defeat

Definition

determining an outcome; or ending question; or describing something as unmistakable

She cast the decisive vote.

decisive = determining an outcome

Other Uses (with this meaning)

She has a decisive lead in the polls.

decisive = unmistakable

In the end, it is character that is the decisive factor in a person's life.

decisive = determining an outcome

Tonight they play the decisive game seven of the series.

decisive = determining an outcome

She took decisive action to turn her life around.

decisive = determining an outcome

Two factors had a decisive influence.

decisive = determining an outcome

Like many other crucially important technologies, hay emerged anonymously during the so-called Dark Ages. According to the Hay Theory of History, the invention of hay was the decisive event which moved the center of gravity of urban civilization from the Mediterranean basin to Northern and Western Europe. The Roman Empire did not need hay because in a Mediterranean climate the grass grows well enough in winter for animals to graze.
Freeman Dyson -- Infinite in All Directions
This was enough to determine Sir Thomas; and a decisive "then so it shall be" closed that stage of the business;
Jane Austen -- Mansfield Park

decisive = ending discussion of other ideas

Brinker for example had begun a long, decisive sequence of withdrawals from school activity ever since the morning I deserted his enlistment plan.
John Knowles -- A Separate Peace

decisive = determining an outcome

"Just the same, we got to get you home again, Winnie," said Tuck, standing up decisively.
Natalie Babbitt -- Tuck Everlasting

decisively = in a way that ends any question about something

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2 —as in:
a decisive decision maker

Definition

making quick decisions and sticking by them

She is a decisive leader.

decisive = makes quick decisions and sticks by them

Other Uses (with this meaning)

We need a decisive leader who can act quickly without losing time in consultation.

decisive = able to make quick decisions

I established with myself on these occasions, the reputation of a first-rate man of business - prompt, decisive, energetic, clear, cool-headed.
Charles Dickens -- Great Expectations
This is a moment for him to show his decisiveness, and allowing the Selection to drag on doesn't look good.
Kiera Cass -- The Selection

decisiveness = the quality of making quick decisions and sticking by them

(Editor's note: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.)

His tone grew decisive.
John Steinbeck -- Of Mice and Men

decisive = indicating a firm decision

It was actually quite fortunate that they saw Frau Holtzapfel coming from the living room window, for her knuckles on the door were hard and decisive.
Markus Zusak -- The Book Thief

decisive = firm

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