How to Use deciding factor in a Sentence

deciding factor

noun
  • But, the deciding factor may come down to the team’s record, whether fair or not.
    — Tyler Small, Forbes, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The deciding factor for a group trip?
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Price will be the deciding factor, though.
    — PC Magazine, 17 Nov. 2025
  • But if my birth is the deciding factor, then something is wrong.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
  • At this point in his life, money can't be the deciding factor.
    — Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
  • That can be the deciding factor between say, a sleek chignon or some beachy waves.
    — Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 30 June 2023
  • Let your Sun sign be the deciding factor.
    — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
  • That could be a deciding factor.
    — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • One missed kick or bad kickoff won’t (and shouldn’t) be the deciding factor.
    — Mike Kaye august 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Those things are the deciding factor.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • But the deciding factor often comes down to cost.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Effort is the age-old deciding factor in sports.
    — Dan Rios, Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • In other words, size alone isn’t the deciding factor.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The deciding factor will be the nerve to act before the rest of the world catches on.
    — Mark Minevich, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • One single penalty could be the deciding factor in a close game.
    — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Finding the right cot for your camping style should be the deciding factor.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 2 Aug. 2023
  • This growth will be a deciding factor for Miller this summer.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • And what feels like the deciding factor behind the team missing out?
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • When going to college that is a big deciding factor on whether most of us attend or not.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
  • That sleek look in a unique plum color with gold accents was truly the deciding factor.
    — Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The health of my nails became the deciding factor in becoming a press-on girlie.
    — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 11 Mar. 2025
  • For most people, the interest rate isn’t the deciding factor on whether or not to buy a home.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The pace of home construction has been a deciding factor for both regions.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN, 28 July 2024
  • In a game of two less than mediocre defenses, in a game played in snow, that should be the deciding factor.
    — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Goal difference might be the deciding factor or goals scored or, failing that a team’s fair play record.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • But at the end of the day, one person, one lawmaker, one vote, isn’t the deciding factor.
    — Tom Sullivan, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024
  • The crucial voting bloc could be a deciding factor in this year’s election.
    — Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The second half, to go 2 of 15, that was the deciding factor.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Who among those coalitions turns out next year could be the election's deciding factor, polls suggest.
    — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Beyond that, rain is going to be the deciding factor, Boyette said.
    — Bill Weir, CNN, 3 Oct. 2023

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