How to Use conclusive in a Sentence

conclusive

adjective
  • Anecdotes from such sources are, of course, far from conclusive.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2025
  • No data is conclusive as to what form of garlic might be best for colds.
    — Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The most conclusive thing that can be said is that no other cause for my son’s death could be found.
    — Gillian Brockell, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2019
  • And yes, the replay should be conclusive.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • There’s been no conclusive evidence the oil slick was from the sub.
    — Fox News, 23 Apr. 2021
  • But the small numbers mean the finding is far from conclusive.
    — Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 7 June 2021
  • However, this study is far from conclusive proof that the test works.
    — Kate Sheridan, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2018
  • The groups note that standardized test scores alone should not be conclusive.
    — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Still, there has been no conclusive evidence of alien life.
    — Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Was there a version of that story that ended in a more conclusive place?
    — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 31 May 2018
  • Still, the last 30 years of research haven’t been conclusive.
    — Tara C. Smith, SELF, 31 Jan. 2019
  • The council is expected to make a conclusive vote on the project.
    — John Sharp, AL.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • The report was not conclusive, though, and the fate of the artwork may never be known.
    — Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
  • No conclusive proof that Musk is Dittmann appears to have emerged.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • This isn't conclusive evidence that the signal of the first stars has been found.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2018
  • The data is consistent with the idea that the dust is comets—though that's far from conclusive.
    — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 3 Jan. 2018
  • Even with thousands of voids, the study’s error bars are still too large to say anything conclusive.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 25 July 2023
  • Most researchers think the science isn't yet conclusive, but Ness doesn't want to wait.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2022
  • So, this news tonight, while not conclusive, is a sign that perhaps a tap on the brakes a little bit in order here.
    — Fox News, 20 Apr. 2018
  • But the research isn’t conclusive.
    — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
  • In fact, since April was weak, even a strong May jobs growth number might not be that conclusive.
    — Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 3 June 2021
  • The sample is far too small to be conclusive, but the early results are promising.
    — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 2 July 2024
  • The app, and the studies of it, are simply too young for researchers to draw conclusive answers.
    — Christian Paz, Vox, 5 June 2024
  • But the professors warn that the evidence for that is far from conclusive.
    — Washington Post, 20 June 2019
  • State testing of well water more than a quarter mile from the two Gore sites was less conclusive.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
  • In the decades since, there have been rumors and ghost stories but no conclusive evidence about their fate.
    — Longreads, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The team cautions that the evidence is not conclusive.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The series had a rather shocking ending, and in some ways, seemed pretty conclusive.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • The study is by no means conclusive evidence that the viruses cause Alzheimer’s.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 23 June 2018
  • The geranium and the gingko tree yield data but no conclusive results.
    — Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025

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