How to Use conclusive in a Sentence

conclusive

adjective
  • The question of what to make of it all is less conclusive.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2018
  • Still, the last 30 years of research haven’t been conclusive.
    — Tara C. Smith, SELF, 31 Jan. 2019
  • The most conclusive thing that can be said is that no other cause for my son’s death could be found.
    — Gillian Brockell, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2019
  • There’s been no conclusive evidence the oil slick was from the sub.
    — Fox News, 23 Apr. 2021
  • But the small numbers mean the finding is far from conclusive.
    — Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 7 June 2021
  • The evidence is pretty conclusive -- and none of it points to good news for Democrats in 2022.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 25 Oct. 2021
  • In fact, since April was weak, even a strong May jobs growth number might not be that conclusive.
    — Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 3 June 2021
  • But even if the doubters say there's nothing conclusive.
    — Fox News, 16 May 2018
  • Most researchers think the science isn't yet conclusive, but Ness doesn't want to wait.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2022
  • No conclusive proof that Musk is Dittmann appears to have emerged.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The app, and the studies of it, are simply too young for researchers to draw conclusive answers.
    — Christian Paz, Vox, 5 June 2024
  • Don’t expect anything conclusive by the end of eight hours.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2022
  • No data is conclusive as to what form of garlic might be best for colds.
    — Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The outcome of this week’s hearing may not be conclusive.
    — David Z. Morris, Fortune, 24 June 2018
  • So, this news tonight, while not conclusive, is a sign that perhaps a tap on the brakes a little bit in order here.
    — Fox News, 20 Apr. 2018
  • With no conclusive evidence one way or the other, the replay booth doesn’t award the goal to England and the game goes on.
    — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 14 June 2018
  • Even with thousands of voids, the study’s error bars are still too large to say anything conclusive.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 25 July 2023
  • The study is by no means conclusive evidence that the viruses cause Alzheimer’s.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 23 June 2018
  • State testing of well water more than a quarter mile from the two Gore sites was less conclusive.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Was there a version of that story that ended in a more conclusive place?
    — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 31 May 2018
  • The conclusive scene was shot in Tom Bombadil’s house — a set that was about to be taken down prior to the end of production.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The sample is far too small to be conclusive, but the early results are promising.
    — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 2 July 2024
  • Peskov dismissed the phone call as not being conclusive.
    — Greg Norman, Fox News, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Researchers wrote that more conclusive tests could be done.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 11 Aug. 2020
  • There was no flu, and all other tests didn’t show anything conclusive, but the deep freeze during that time could’ve been the culprit.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2021
  • But the professors warn that the evidence for that is far from conclusive.
    — Washington Post, 20 June 2019
  • In the decades since, there have been rumors and ghost stories but no conclusive evidence about their fate.
    — Longreads, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The ending of the comics was pretty conclusive (spoilers follow).
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 31 July 2022
  • For instance, the Zantac litigation was lost due to a lack of conclusive evidence.
    — Arnold Sotelo, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Now, researchers believe there is conclusive evidence the cave was home to cannibals.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025

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