determiner
Example Sentences
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It seems like, for him, his sexuality isn’t necessarily a big determiner of his identity; it is a symptom of him wanting to explore.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
It’s the key determiner of living standards: Wages go up as productivity improves.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024
Ridley said the Official Golf World Rankings are "a legitimate determiner of who the best players in the game are" and because the Masters is an invitational event they can "adjust as necessary".
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2024
"Nobody should be the sole determiner of their own biases, but they maintain that," Lubet added.
From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2023
Toni Morrison’s isn’t functioning as a modifier, which shades the meaning of genius, but as a determiner, which pins down its referent, in the same way that an article like the or this would do.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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Parts of Speech - High School
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