AUTHORITATIVE in a Sentence

Learn AUTHORITATIVE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

12 example sentences for AUTHORITATIVE, such as:

1. Then there was a loud and authoritative tap.
2. He spoke rapidly and in an authoritative manner.
3. most authoritative American grammarian of his day.
4. Criticism, assuming an authoritative tone, preferred Lafon to Talma.
5. At the authoritative note in her voice, they fell back, helpless hurt looks on their faces.

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 Meanings and Examples of AUTHORITATIVE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
authoritative
 a.  having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
Classic Sentence:
1  At the authoritative note in her voice, they fell back, helpless hurt looks on their faces.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LXII
2  Within reach of his arm was the brawny shoulder of a gigantic Indian, whose deep and authoritative voice appeared to give directions to the proceedings of his fellows.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 9
3  most authoritative American grammarian of his day.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
4  The constable repeated the order in an authoritative voice until a curate came running with the glass.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In GRACE
5  He spoke rapidly and in an authoritative manner.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 14
6  Self consciously, with his authoritative arms breaking the way, we pushed through the still gathering crowd, passing a hurried doctor, case in hand, who had been sent for in wild hope half an hour ago.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
7  Then there was a loud and authoritative tap.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In I. A Scandal in Bohemia
8  Criticism, assuming an authoritative tone, preferred Lafon to Talma.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER I—THE YEAR 1817
9  "Certainly not," said Eustacia authoritatively, as she paced smartly up and down from door to gate to warm herself.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: 5 Through the Moonlight
10  "The good God," said the man authoritatively.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER V—IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO BE DRUNK IN ORDER TO BE ...
Example Sentence:
1  Impressed by the young researcher's well-documented presentation, we accepted her analysis of the experiment as authoritative.
2  According to all authoritative histories of the Sinn Fein-IRA movement, Adams served as an IRA commander for decades, but he has always denied holding any position in the outlawed group.