How to Use definition in a Sentence

definition

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  • There's no textbook definition of a last-minute flight.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2024
  • Over time, the definition and use of the word evolved and took on negative tones among critics of Israel.
    — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
  • People calling the wound superficial or just a scratch suffer from delusions that defy definition.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 July 2024
  • Start with whatever definition your employer provides, if any.
    — Ron Lieber, New York Times, 1 June 2024
  • One of the textbook definitions of antisemitism is holding Jews and/or the Jewish state to a standard that is applied to nobody else.
    — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 22 May 2024
  • In-game class definitions appear MMO-style to clue you into a character's general playstyle.
    — PCMAG, 30 May 2024
  • By the numbers: Oxfam revised its definition of a low-wage worker this year, from those earning less than $15 an hour to those earning less than $17.
    — Shafaq Patel, Axios, 23 July 2024
  • The Tracy Anderson Method is designed to work the smaller muscles in the body to help create definition and tone while strengthening.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 24 July 2024
  • It’s where art and love meet, and that may be the definition of style.
    — Lena Dunham, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2021
  • The film will be shown in high-definition on a 40-foot screen.
    — Mark Rapp, cleveland.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Isn’t the definition of a weed any plant growing in the wrong spot?
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2020
  • The 3-wood was awesome in the true definition of the word: worthy of awe.
    — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 17 June 2019
  • That is over the time frame of the cluster definition, 28 days.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Gratins, by definition, means the dish has a browned crust.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2019
  • The noun adam by its very definition embraces the whole world.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Gayle who's been the definition of what a friend is and Stedman who's been my rock.
    — Peggy Truong, Cosmopolitan, 8 Jan. 2018
  • Some of this appears to be gifts, as far as the definition under the rules.
    — Washington Post, 26 May 2017
  • Timko says the heart of the legal issue involves the definition of a corpse.
    — Jericka Duncan, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The blond has a little more definition, but my father is the bulkier of the two.
    — Longreads, 16 June 2018
  • Think of it this way: the very definition of wellness is progress.
    — Ciara Ungar, Forbes, 5 May 2022
  • That all appears to add up to the definition of a derecho.
    — Chris Bianchi, The Denver Post, 7 June 2020
  • In its partial lack of definition, the dad bod could stand in for dads’ self-image on the whole.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 June 2022
  • There’s just no clear definition of what people have to do to get a sixth year.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2019
  • The screen shows structure on the bottom in high definition as well.
    — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Even more than the color, the definition of my curls is crucial.
    — Cheryl Kramer Kaye, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2020
  • With the tie-front design and backless moment, this dress is the definition of chic and classy.
    — Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
  • So these two charges were dismissed based on the definition of bribery.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 15 Mar. 2022
  • For both teams, that’s the true definition of giving thanks.
    — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 22 Nov. 2020
  • Video footage from the smaller drone is clear, high-definition footage.
    — Ted Slowik, Daily Southtown, 8 June 2018
  • What do those definitions look like for you these days?
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 June 2023

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