Example sentences for: decidedly

How can you use “decidedly” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It would "inflame the nationalistic, anti-Western and militaristic tendencies in Russian opinion"; harm "the development of Russian democracy"; "restore the atmosphere of the cold war"; and "impel Russian foreign policy in directions decidedly not to our liking."

  • Several critics take Rushdie to task for what they see as his sloppiness: Michiko Kakutani calls the novel a "loose, baggy monster" and "a decidedly disappointing performance" (the New York Times ). A.O.

  • He has changed his name to \?\, a character of unspecified phonetic value, that (if I may be permitted to hazard a conjecture about this decidedly nonlinguistic symbol) seems to be a cross between the female sign \?\, the male sign \?\, and the Egyptian ankh sign \?\.

  • As a result of these differences, we expect that the second dress-shirt supplier’s financial performance will be decidedly better than that of the first over the long run.

  • The enthusiasm is dampened occasionally by downturns in world oil prices, but the atmosphere remains decidedly cheerful.


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