determining

Example Sentences

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Their first game with No. 11 Croatia in suburban Dallas will go a long way toward determining who wins the group.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"That is a significant feature when determining whether an immediate custodial sentence must follow," the judge said.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The selection committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices has discretion when determining which eligible companies to add to the index and sometimes chooses not to make changes at the scheduled time.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The new findings suggest that changes in the immune system over the course of aging may play an important role in determining when cancer is most likely to spread.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

The tricky part is determining where the other punctuation marks go: inside or outside the closing parenthesis.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner