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
The president, played by a breathy, beleaguered Idris Elba and known only by his call sign, “Icon,” is of indeterminate party and ideology.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
The state has indeterminate sentencing, which is given in a range of years rather than a fixed number.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 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
So all that can be said is that at some slightly indeterminate point as we head toward the center of Earth we leave the asthenosphere and plunge into pure mantle.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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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