How to Use determiner in a Sentence

determiner

noun
  • The price of crude oil is a determiner for prices at the pump.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2022
  • The price of crude oil is a key determiner for prices at the pump.
    — Editors, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2022
  • We may not be used to thinking of ads as great determiners of our options in life.
    — Quanta Magazine, 23 Nov. 2016
  • If fundraising is perhaps the biggest determiner of who will win, Plame is way, way out front.
    — Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2019
  • Good health is the determiner of hope and personal freedom.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Chicago officials told the newspaper the risk score helped guide offers for help, but was not the sole determiner.
    — NOLA.com, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Because all plants get their food from the sun through the process of photosynthesis, the amount of shade is a large determiner on who will survive.
    — Jefferson County Cooperative Extension, AL.com, 18 May 2017
  • The price of crude oil, a key determiner for gas prices, surpassed $110 a barrel Wednesday.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Like so much of what’s called ambition, privilege is often the real determiner.
    — Jen Gann, The Cut, 7 Aug. 2017
  • Later that year, serendipity joined persistence and temerity as a determiner of the drug’s fate.
    — Stephanie Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Get sloppy with that round, orange determiner of bracket futures and suffer the consequences.
    — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • But in his view, the icons are more a reflection of people’s cultural values and online conversations than a determiner of them.
    — Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Egg donor cycles are the most successful form of ART because age is the largest determiner of pregnancy rates.
    — Sarah Kowalski, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Feb. 2018
  • The property tax hike also created political headwinds, and his opponent said that was the main determiner in the race.
    — Washington Post, 3 July 2020
  • So what do these three major determiners of your astrological personality say about you?
    — Brittany Beringer, Women's Health, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Therefore the Mavericks need not worry about any tie-breakers because seeds’ first determiner will be winning percentage.
    — Dallas News, 26 June 2020
  • Today, doing well in Iowa can give successful candidates the momentum to raise money and is often a determiner of success.
    — Olivia Sally, Teen Vogue, 18 Jan. 2020
  • In any case, the general popular opinion is that a nation-state is going to be the crucial determiner of attaining AGI.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Nationalism has been a consistent determiner of the country’s foreign policy.
    — Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • Whereas Sissoko, 27, is also said to be keen on a move to the Hawthorns, with the prospect of weekly first team football being the obvious determiner for the attacker.
    — SI.com, 21 July 2017
  • From digestion-minded intermittent fasting to gut health as a determiner of youthful skin, digestive health and function have taken center stage in the wellness conversation.
    — Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Storage capacity may seem like the most critical determiner, but finding the ideal cloud platform for your needs means also looking at the service’s security, pricing, available features, and more.
    — Dallas News, 28 Oct. 2022
  • When winning a national championship is the only determiner of a successful season, playing Virginia in the Orange Bowl isn’t going to fire up the masses.
    — John Talty | [email protected], al, 1 Dec. 2019
  • Wednesday, suddenly morphing into a newspaper editor and apparent determiner of article length.
    — Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2022
  • However, it's surfaced that Eddie Howe's outfit are the frontrunners in the race for the 20-year-old's services, with top-flight football at the Vitality Stadium presumably being a tantalising determiner.
    — SI.com, 19 July 2017

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