definite
Example Sentences
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“It brings back some definite memories,” he told me.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Brook's drop of Sanju Samson should not distract from a definite improvement in fielding during this tournament, under the eyes of rehired fielding coach Carl Hopkinson.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
“There’s definite value in different types of minoxidil, delivering it differently, and thinking about how it might work better,” Cotsarelis said.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026
Eli Frankel, by contrast, reaches what he argues is a definite conclusion in “Sisters in Death: The Black Dahlia, the Prairie Heiress, and Their Hunter.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Other phrases, though, end with a more definite "we've arrived where we were going" feeling.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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