defining

Example Sentences

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“It’s like saying I’m the best lawyer in the world, and defining the world as my own house,” Marriott told the jury.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

This idea of self-contained escape has become a defining feature of recent travel patterns, with short domestic breaks offering a controlled and often more affordable alternative to longer holidays abroad.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Because of this, defining memory in quantum mechanics has remained a challenge.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

While the 1970s were the defining decade for the Krofft brothers, they got their start as puppeteers decades prior.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

This had led, in turn, to the accident of his being named Gogol, defining and distressing him for so many years.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri