CATEGORICAL in a Sentence

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The chart below categorizes a food as either acidic or alkaline based on the effect consumption of the food has on urine pH.

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 Meanings and Examples of CATEGORICAL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
categorical
 a.  absolute; having no exception; of using category or categories
Classic Sentence:
1  He was about to question her categorically, but on looking at her he withheld his words.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: 4 The Ministrations of a Half-forgotten One
Example Sentence:
1  Though the captain claimed he was never, never sick at sea, he finally had to qualify his categorical denial: he was "hardly ever" sick at sea.
2  About the claim that plagued the palace, there was a categorical denial, alongside a string of reasons why her story did not add up.
3  The Senate plan thus anticipated simplifying the review process characteristic of the categorical grants.
4  The current scorched-earth politics began five years before: according to Ford, in 1982, at an alcohol-soaked party her 15-year-old self was assaulted by 17-year-old Kavanaugh, who categorically denies this.
5  We did not think we would be off by more than 40 seats. And we categorically ruled out a majority.
6  Without considering any evidence that might challenge his anthropocentric viewpoint, Hector categorically maintained that dolphins could not be as intelligent as men.
7  Don't worry, the Web will categorize itself.
8  The chart below categorizes a food as either acidic or alkaline based on the effect consumption of the food has on urine pH.