How to use "determined" in a sentence

"But I could." Sala was feeling determined now

She edged around the pit, determined to make the hateful bastard stop what he was doing, but he took a step away from her for every step that she took toward him, and he always stayed directly across the hole from her

She had been determined that neither of them would have reason to feel that his importance in her life had diminished

If these people were determined to kill him just to stop the exhumation, they would have to kill Tina

Death was determined that the parents would not reach the cemetery in time to save their son

He was determined not to fail on this assignment

She started down the tunnel toward him, determined to get him out of there - and something reached for her from a narrow cleft in the wall

Her face was pale, but had a strange determined expression.

He was determined to punish him, so he had a lot to drink and then shot him