How to Use definition in a Sentence

definition

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  • A week of fishing is my definition of a vacation.
  • What is the legal definition of a corporation?
  • Isn’t the definition of a weed any plant growing in the wrong spot?
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2020
  • It’s where art and love meet, and that may be the definition of style.
    — Lena Dunham, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2021
  • The noun adam by its very definition embraces the whole world.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Mar. 2022
  • That all appears to add up to the definition of a derecho.
    — Chris Bianchi, The Denver Post, 7 June 2020
  • Some of this appears to be gifts, as far as the definition under the rules.
    — Washington Post, 26 May 2017
  • The screen shows structure on the bottom in high definition as well.
    — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Think of it this way: the very definition of wellness is progress.
    — Ciara Ungar, Forbes, 5 May 2022
  • The blond has a little more definition, but my father is the bulkier of the two.
    — Longreads, 16 June 2018
  • Gratins, by definition, means the dish has a browned crust.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2019
  • What do those definitions look like for you these days?
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 June 2023
  • So these two charges were dismissed based on the definition of bribery.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 15 Mar. 2022
  • There’s just no clear definition of what people have to do to get a sixth year.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Even more than the color, the definition of my curls is crucial.
    — Cheryl Kramer Kaye, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Includes late fees in the definition of past-due rents.
    — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2018
  • At this point, the disease does not match that definition.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Use the same blending brush as before to add definition to your smoky eye.
    — Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan, 13 Sep. 2017
  • The 3-wood was awesome in the true definition of the word: worthy of awe.
    — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 17 June 2019
  • Past agreements have foundered and come apart over small gaps in definitions.
    — Jon Wolfsthal, The New Republic, 12 June 2018
  • For both teams, that’s the true definition of giving thanks.
    — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 22 Nov. 2020
  • One thing seems clear, there is no one definition to what makes a program one of the bluebloods.
    — Dave Skretta, ajc, 2 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • Video footage from the smaller drone is clear, high-definition footage.
    — Ted Slowik, Daily Southtown, 8 June 2018
  • The definition of emergency will vary by role and team.
    — Alexandra Samuel, WSJ, 17 May 2022
  • Starlink by definition will cover all parts of the globe.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 26 Oct. 2019
  • Gayle who's been the definition of what a friend is and Stedman who's been my rock.
    — Peggy Truong, Cosmopolitan, 8 Jan. 2018
  • Rounding out our list is a brush that will create shape and definition on your face.
    — Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com, 16 May 2022
  • There is a real question here, not of definition but of essence.
    — Gidi Weitz, Harper's Magazine, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The ones that stay here might create a new definition of what urban living means.
    — Brenna Goth, azcentral, 11 June 2017

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