decisive
Example Sentences
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While this was more the final step in a drawn-out, painful process of separation than the decisive blow, “everyone was saying I broke up the Beatles,” he says in the documentary.
And as the landmark trial closes out its first month, gender has emerged as a dividing — and perhaps decisive — factor in the case.
From Los Angeles Times
British supermarket chain Waitrose on Thursday said it was suspending the sale of mackerel to take "a decisive stand against overfishing".
From Barron's
“A decisive break below this trendline would not only point to continued staples leadership but may also signal a broader shift toward rising risk aversion among investors,” he said.
From Barron's
Bans feel decisive, but they avoid the harder truth: The digital environment isn’t temporary, and adolescence can’t be postponed until it becomes convenient for adults.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
