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Six example sentences with defined, each labelled with its topic.
Twelve weeks of pull-ups left his shoulders far more defined, with each muscle visible as a separate ridge.
Fitness
A narrow aperture keeps the mountain ridge sharply defined, while a wide one melts the same edge into soft gray.
Photography
The courtyard has a clearly defined boundary: a low brick wall runs around it with only two gaps for entry.
Architecture
New hires do best with a clearly defined role, knowing on the first day which decisions are theirs to make.
Business
Each bench player has a defined job, one to rebound, one to press, and one to shoot from the corner.
Basketball
The statute gives the agency a narrowly defined power, so any inspection beyond the listed premises is unlawful.
Law
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