How to Use reactive in a Sentence

reactive

adjective
Definition of reactivenext
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  • The government's response to the problem was reactive rather than proactive.
  • Granted, most of their moves have been reactive and not proactive, but that’s the hand they were dealt.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2024
  • Lace up your roller skates and put on your blacklight reactive neon.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2022
  • What this means for your first message: Again, try to keep the first few messages light and don’t open up with a reactive note.
    — Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The key is to be responsive, rather than reactive, Lee says.
    — Aryelle Siclait, Women's Health, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Instead, the lifeguards switch to more of a reactive approach.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2023
  • But by and large their defensive style skews more to the reactive and passive side.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Jan. 2022
  • Another one of my favorite things about the chair is its reactive seat tilt.
    — Sarah Toscano, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2022
  • How often should guys be getting into those kind of things, the reactive strength moves?
    — Greg Presto, Men's Health, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Be proactive instead of reactive, and think beyond the near-term.
    — Bob Helbig, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The only way to take part in these milestones is to be here for them, and a reactive approach to personal health won’t cut it.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2021
  • But she’s reduced to a reactive presence this time out, which sells the character short.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The line has saved and continues to save my very sensitive and reactive skin.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 30 June 2024
  • The star takes a whiny victim role and turns it into a master class in reactive comic acting.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The work was more reactive in observing a sport fish's condition and growth.
    — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Keep in Mind: Copper is reactive to acidity, so these bowls shouldn't be used with acidic foods.
    — Michelle Rostamian, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2023
  • Meanwhile the loops keep getting faster, more reactive.
    — WIRED, 25 Sep. 2023
  • What made it so that Google is reactive to this moment instead of proactive in kicking off the platform shift?
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 12 May 2023
  • This is the more proactive approach to take rather than being reactive after there is a crisis.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Place 2 tablespoons puree or juice concentrate in a small, non-reactive saucepan and sprinkle the gelatin over.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 28 Feb. 2022
  • The solution is likely to be in the form of reactive armor tiles, possibly a Czech version of the Cold War-era Kontakt-5 system.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 Nov. 2022
  • This action shouldn’t just be reactive to the next big headline-grabbing public tragedy, as sadly likely as the next one is to come soon.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
  • Trauma is not just reactive but can also be proactive, filled with portents and mined with dread.
    — Grace Segers, The New Republic, 5 Jan. 2022
  • In fact, the leads tend to be primarily reactive throughout.
    — Steven Oxman, Variety, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Transition from a reactive, short-term stance to a long-term, more resilient posture.
    — Steve Flagg, Forbes, 21 June 2022
  • The world around me affects me on a sensory level to be more spontaneous and reactive.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Women tend to have more reactive bodies, as do younger people.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2022
  • My number one tip for first-time cruisers: My top tip for first-time cruisers is to be proactive instead of reactive.
    — Megan Dubois, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2024
  • Research shows that a lack of sleep triggers the reactive and negative emotional centers of the brain.
    — The Week Staff, The Week, 11 Dec. 2022
  • The mostly passive and largely reactive posture that the organization has assumed toward the war has weakened it further.
    — Salam Fayyad, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2024

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