How to Use unanimous in a Sentence

unanimous

adjective
  • The judges made a unanimous ruling.
  • But in those first weeks and months, the praise was by no means unanimous.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • When her team was asking for their wish list of shows to work on, this one was unanimous.
    — Jerald Pierce, chicagotribune.com, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Support by farmers for the far right is not at all unanimous.
    — Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
  • But Fed voters are not unanimous in their views.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The first act seems to be the unanimous favorite, though from there is anyone's guess.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2021
  • The final vote was unanimous, clearing the way for the town to break ground on the project.
    — Aubrey Violeta Gelpieryn, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The vote will be unanimous after Iowa drew one first-place vote in last week's poll.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2021
  • The grand jury wasn't unanimous on the other charges.
    — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The measure passed by a unanimous vote and will now go to the Senate.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
  • There is no unanimous choice for which UM player was the best at the game.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2024
  • But in the end, the decision was unanimous.
    — Beret Leone, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • For Cruz to be sentenced to death, the jurors must be unanimous.
    — Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2021
  • The juries in their first trial could not reach a unanimous verdict.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The juries in their first trial could not reach a unanimous verdict.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The school board meeting minutes show that the vote to ban the book was unanimous among board members.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2022
  • None of the unions' leaders would say how many members voted, just that the votes were unanimous.
    — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 13 May 2024
  • The five justices on the panel were unanimous in their order.
    — Carrie Kahn, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The law was passed by parliament last month with near-unanimous support.
    — Babacar Dione, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The council’s support was unanimous and no one spoke against the measure.
    — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Every person gave it five stars, and their feedback was short, sweet, and unanimous.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
  • If the vote is not unanimous, the petition will be dismissed.
    — Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The market is unanimous that the cost of short-term borrowing is set to decline.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The ordinance passed by a unanimous vote.
    — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
  • For each death sentence, the jury must be unanimous or the sentence for that victim is life.
    — Terry Spencer, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022
  • Strickland picked up a unanimous decision win in that scrap.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Strickland picked up a unanimous decision win in that scrap.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Strickland picked up a unanimous decision win in that scrap.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Strickland picked up a unanimous decision win in that scrap.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Deviled Eggs This was a unanimous no.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026

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