criteria

In a sentence

Six example sentences with criteria, each labelled with its topic.

• The jury published its criteria beforehand, naming originality, technical skill, and whether the piece could survive outdoors for a decade.

  Art

• The lender's criteria are strict, requiring two years of filed accounts, a deposit of a third, and no missed payments.

  Finance

• Selection criteria for the squad include a timed swim, a loaded march, and a medical clearance from an approved doctor.

  Fitness

• Pluto failed one of the three criteria for a planet, since it has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.

  Science

• The fund's criteria are simple: two founders who have built together before, and a product someone already pays for.

  Startups

• Voters for the award weigh different criteria, some counting wins and others rewarding the player who carried a weak roster.

  Basketball

Found in these word lists

Each source is a published word list that contains criteria. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.

More Academic words

• justification
• proceeding
• ambiguity
• commissioned
• discrete
• resolved
• legislation
• emphasized
• purchasing
• investment
• likewise
• bulk