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How to use indecisive in a sentence

11 example sentences · adjective

Indecisive means of a person, not decisive, not marked by promptness or decision. Example: “They were all being very indecisive about what to wear to the party.”

Examples of indecisive by meaning

adjectiveOf a person, not decisive, not marked by promptness or decision.

  • They were all being very indecisive about what to wear to the party.

adjectiveOf a contest, etc., inconclusive or uncertain.

  • The outcome of the race was so indecisive.

More sentences with indecisive

  • What's good here? I'm way too indecisive to choose from a menu.From the entry what's good
  • Stallers and procrastinators are indecisive people who sincerely want to help.1993, Richard S. Johnson, TQM: Leadership for the Quality Transformation, page 322. From the entry staller
  • Taphological examination was indecisive on this question (my thanks to R.1990, Qedem, Monographs of the Institute of Archaeology, page 143, column 1. From the entry taphological
  • Those who were indecisive could order the shandy special, which was basically a combination of the three dishes in one meal.2015 January 29, Alice Pung, Growing Up Asian in Australia, ReadHowYouWant.com, →ISBN. From the entry shandy
  • His Jesus, who has important precursors in the Jesuses of Jewison and Greene, is embarrassingly riven and indecisive.2003, Richard G Walsh, Reading the Gospels in the Dark, Continuum International, page 182. From the entry Jesuses
  • Yet, more than once, I've read him off for being partial to a couple of obvious earbangers, and the simplest problem can make him indecisive.1981, The Marine Corps Gazette. From the entry read off
  • The train moved slowly, very slowly, but at least it was moving, and the customers were grateful even for indecisive motion going their way.1978 February 26, Richard F. Shepard, “ABOUT LONG ISLAND: 7 Hours to Manhasset, and So Forth”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The…. From the entry full stop
  • This, however, could lead to an even greater loss of prestige——to "Carterization," to use the now fashionable definition of an indecisive president with an unreliable policy.1982, USSR Report: USA, economics, politics, ideology, numbers 4-6, page 48. From the entry Carterization
  • Whether he believed himself a god, or only took on the attributes of divinity from motives of policy, is a question for the psychologist, since the historical evidence is indecisive.1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.25. From the entry policy

Meaning of indecisive

  1. adjective Of a person, not decisive, not marked by promptness or decision.
  2. adjective Of a contest, etc., inconclusive or uncertain.

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Questions about indecisive in a sentence

How do you use indecisive in a sentence?
Indecisive is used as an adjective. For example: “They were all being very indecisive about what to wear to the party.”
What is a short sentence with indecisive?
“The outcome of the race was so indecisive.”
What does indecisive mean?
Indecisive means of a person, not decisive, not marked by promptness or decision.

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