authoritative

Example Sentences

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"I got taken in the office with a policeman and Mr Phillips was being all authoritative," Karen explains.

From BBC

She didn’t have Mom’s authoritative voice anymore; she just sounded embarrassed.

From Literature

The new creations entered the repertory amid a number of authoritative performances of tried and true ballets—mostly by the troupe’s incomparable founding choreographer George Balanchine.

From The Wall Street Journal

Djokovic was reading Alcaraz's serve well and once he got in the rallies was authoritative, with a sensational forehand winner earning him two set points.

From Barron's

Their work relied on desktop research and drew from peer reviewed articles, international organization reports, and other authoritative sources focused on microplastics, ocean health, climate change, and related social and environmental issues.

From Science Daily