decide upon
Example Sentences
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“Truman had a nearly endless number of things to learn, attend to, and decide upon over the first few months of his presidency,” Mr. Wellerstein notes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
It would have been natural for the progressive candidates to try and push each other out, and decide upon one candidate to go up against the front-runner.
From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025
Last year he altered his view and said it was a matter for individual states to decide upon.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025
The agreement also stipulates that the “revolutionary forces” that signed the deal will decide upon a new prime minister to oversee a two-year transition, a 24-month period that begins after a premier is appointed.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2022
After she had obliterated three years with that sentence they could decide upon the more practical measures to be taken.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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