DEFINITIVE in a Sentence

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She was definitely sorry to hear that they were to leave at nine that evening, and she clung to them as long as she could.

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 Meanings and Examples of DEFINITIVE
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definitive
 a.  final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
Classic Sentence: (142 in 10 pages)
1  Hence arises a truer measure in the definitive judgments of nations.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV—A
2  It is rare that the definitive vows can be pronounced earlier than the age of twenty-three or twenty-four years.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER III—AUSTERITIES
3  Then something appears to him, and he begins to distinguish the definitive.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER IV—A HEART BENEATH A STONE
4  The definitive, meditate upon that word.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER IV—A HEART BENEATH A STONE
5  The living perceive the infinite; the definitive permits itself to be seen only by the dead.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER IV—A HEART BENEATH A STONE
6  Each thing bears its true form, or at least, its definitive form.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II—ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE SEWER
7  He now almost reproached himself for not having put those formidable questions, before which he had recoiled, and from which an implacable and definitive decision might have sprung.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—THE OBSCURITIES WHICH A REVELATION CAN CONTAIN
8  "He has a rough tongue, but he is a gentleman," Gerald had definitely arrived.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
9  The war had definitely established the importance of Atlanta in the affairs of the South and the hitherto obscure town was now known far and wide.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
10  The mantle of spinsterhood was definitely on her shoulders now.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
11  And oh, by the way, we must oppose this movement of Mrs. Potbury's to have the state clubs come out definitely in favor of woman suffrage.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
12  Carol grew definitely afraid of Vida as Vida transferred the passion which had been released in marriage to the cause of the war; as she lost all tolerance.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
13  She realized that for perhaps a year she had not definitely looked at her husband.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
14  Kennicott never consented definitely.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
15  She was definitely sorry to hear that they were to leave at nine that evening, and she clung to them as long as she could.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
Example Sentence: (68 in 5 pages)
16  The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.
17  The whole experience was definitely more positive than negative.
18  I forget now why we disliked each other, but stare contests were definitely the weapons of choice.
19  Now, as to whether some people will probably speculate is Fidel Castro coming back to power, I definitely wouldn't go that far, but I think we can fairly say that the Cuban government wants to project an image of him as alive and well
20  I would have definitely given the film more marks were it something more congruent with my tastes.
21  Someone who has a PhD in geology definitely knows quite a lot about rocks.
22  Fritz says if the best answer you can muster is "Georgetown," you're definitely not going to win.
23  Hi Pille, chubby is definitely better if it means more chocolate huh!
24  There is a certain knack to lapping a barrel, not everyone is able to successfully do it, but if you can, it will definitely improve the performance of any rifle.
25  And in a country where people depend on natural sources of water, people will definitely become poorer.
26  I'm easy going and tolerant too, but I would definitely not agree that I am liberal.
27  He's older, a little more craggy and definitely a lot more wrinkled, but Arnold Schwarzenegger is about to stalk across movie screens once more
28  It's impossible for me to give you a definite answer.
29  We'll have to wait until the new year before we can make any definite plans.
30  And, yeah, I want this whole scene in the nude, we're all nude, that's definite.