How to Use in reaction to in a Sentence

in reaction to

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  • But the stock is trading down about 7% on Wednesday in reaction to the new plan.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
  • In many ways, Democrats are doubling down [on free trade] in reaction to him.
    — Alex Thompson, Axios, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Today, the stock fell by up to 3% in reaction to the Adani investment news.
    — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 3 Mar. 2023
  • What parts of us get lost when our lives, stories, and selves are shaped only in reaction to the world outside of us?
    — Rebekah Taussig, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
  • We are told all this is in reaction to Israeli excesses on the ground in the Middle East.
    — Sam Faddis, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2024
  • Kiplinger explains that this drop was in reaction to the recent decline in the 10-year Treasury yield.
    — Becca Stanek, The Week, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The same year, model Kate Upton ripped on the show in reaction to rumors that it might be canceled.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
  • That’s why the 10-year Treasury yield is falling, not rising, in reaction to the tariff plans.
    — Kelly Evans, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Another was asked to run out of the cinema in disgust in reaction to the mass vomit scene in the film.
    — Liza Foreman, Variety, 29 Jan. 2023
  • The reduction in the number of kickoff returns in the NFL already has been sharp in reaction to rule changes.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 10 July 2023
  • His every thought is shaped in reaction to God’s glory.
    — Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Over the course of the episode, flashbacks reveal that Jen didn't kill Steve in self-defense, but in reaction to his scathing words about her own husband Ted's death.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 24 Sep. 2022
  • In 2019, Iranians protested in reaction to an overnight spike in gas prices.
    — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Here are more comments in reaction to the plan that was recently announced.
    — Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022
  • And a lot of that definition is going to happen now in reaction to Trump.
    — ABC News, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Gary was among dozens of U.S. cities to sue major gun-makers and sellers in reaction to the out-of-control homicide rates and violent crime of the 1990s.
    — Isabella Volmert, Quartz, 6 Apr. 2024
  • There are three broad schools of thought that are most common in reaction to the soccer World Cup being won by Saudi Arabia.
    — Callum Booth, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The actress broke down in tears in reaction to the cheers from the audience after the movie was shown at the Palais in Cannes, Variety and Deadline reported.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
  • The law was passed in reaction to a June decision by the Supreme Court that struck down a law regulating gun ownership.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The Republic contacted Suns officials, who didn’t have a statement in reaction to the video at this time.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Two days earlier, stocks had tumbled in reaction to Saudi Arabia cutting the price of oil, spurring the market's worst drop since 2008.
    — Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The office has been working on the project for more than a year — not in reaction to the Tribune series, said the office’s chief data officer, Matthew Saniie.
    — Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2023
  • The office has been working on the project for more than a year — not in reaction to the Tribune series, said the office’s chief data officer, Matthew Saniie.
    — Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2023
  • At the same time, some large-cap stock funds reduced their holdings of Tesla and Apple, which declined in January in reaction to sales speed bumps.
    — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Last week, a man stabbed a Japanese mother and child in the city of Suzhou, and many social media users spewed xenophobia in reaction to the incident.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 July 2024
  • Some groups have also been active in reaction to India’s support of Israel, both in favor of and against this support.
    — Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Evers said Wednesday in reaction to the charges being filed that everyone who failed to do their job will be held accountable.
    — CBS News, 5 June 2024
  • The convincingly lifelike dragon blinked, smiled and moved its head in reaction to each person’s touch.
    — Adrian Ruhi, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Justin Herbert’s flustered spike in reaction to a delay-of-game penalty marked an odd but notable career first.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Public announcement of the group comes as financial markets took a tumble over the past few days in reaction to Trump’s promises to implement tariffs.
    — Emily Brooks, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025

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