indeterminate
Example Sentences
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Consider clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential, or CHIP, in which blood cells harbor mutations often seen in blood cancer, giving them a growth advantage over their well-behaved neighbors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Utah has an indeterminate sentencing, meaning it is given in a range of years rather than a fixed number.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025
Harley is a rescue hound, of indeterminate but clearly mixed breed, who is given to leaping in the air to snap at moths and making vain but enthusiastic attempts to catch lizards.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025
Thousands of other people are going to get put into detention of indeterminate length with far less recourse, which could stretch years even if they are not eligible for removal or might win their cases.
From Slate • Jul. 31, 2025
Twenty-five-month-old Colin sat in a high chair, eating a breakfast of indeterminate vegetative origin while his father read the Chicago Tribune across their small kitchen table.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing indeterminate
The Hunger Games
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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"The Pit and the Pendulum," Vocabulary from the short story
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