How to Use criterion in a Sentence

criterion

noun
  • What were the criteria used to choose the winner?
  • So that has to be the criteria.
    — ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
  • No changes were made to the criteria for how the rule is judged.
    — Curtis Zupke, latimes.com, 22 Mar. 2018
  • That doesn't seem to be the right criteria.
    — CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Here are some that meet those criteria.
    — Matthew Herper, STAT, 31 Dec. 2025
  • What’s the criteria at this point?
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
  • And this is like, that's the one piece of criteria to stick to, is have fun.
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 May 2023
  • There are only two criteria to be added to the chat.
    — Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Just war criteria limit when, why and how force may be used.
    — Gerard F. Powers, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
  • To meet these criteria, a fish finder doesn’t have to do it all.
    — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 4 May 2023
  • Chrysler and Dodge didn’t meet the study’s award criteria.
    — Breana Noble, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • Both of these criteria are at the core of what ultimate is all about.
    — Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, 12 July 2018
  • Whether these new criteria will be challenged in court remains to be seen.
    — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Sales calls are only booked with people who meet your criteria.
    — Matteo Pittaluga, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • What is the criteria that folks in Austin are looking to fill this job full-time?
    — Charles Baggarly, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Those that didn't meet the criteria were supposed to be revoked.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In some of the top metro cities, a whopping two-thirds of the listings fit that criteria.
    — Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
  • What are the criteria for being described as this sexy?
    — Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • My criteria for a good setting spray are simple.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 18 June 2026
  • One of its criteria for a new CEO?
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The criteria meant the centers were open the nights the three men died, which has not always been the case.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • And that was not long enough by their internal criteria to give me credit.
    — Mekado Murphy, New York Times, 26 May 2017
  • The criteria is simply that all the bands on the bill must have at least one female member.
    — Karen Bliss, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2018
  • The criteria do not require the player to be on a playoff team.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Those criteria must be met for a plant to get listed as invasive.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
  • Fast growth, remember, is a very poor criterion in the choice of a shade tree.
    — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 21 Dec. 2017
  • But the criteria for the TV show is to find songs that a queen can perform.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2023
  • But the first criterion will prove easy for most films to satisfy.
    — Kyle Buchanan New York Times, Star Tribune, 13 Sep. 2020
  • Yet there are no criteria for Coach of the Year that Brown does not meet.
    — Marcus Hayes, Philly.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • After the mash bill criteria are met, next comes the barrel aging process.
    — Hannah Hayes, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026

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