How to Use reactive in a Sentence

reactive

adjective
Definition of reactivenext
Synonyms for reactivenext
  • The government's response to the problem was reactive rather than proactive.
  • Sure, these here rankings have been known to be as reactive as the worst of us.
    — SI.com, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Place the lime juice and orange juice in a non-reactive bowl, add the salt and whisk to dissolve.
    — Leslie Brenner, Dallas News, 4 June 2021
  • Place in a non-reactive bowl and mix in lime and orange juice.
    — Eric Velasco, al, 11 Mar. 2020
  • In a very reactive way, things started to evolve from there.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 1 May 2018
  • To prepare the shrimp: Put the shrimp in a non-reactive bowl and add enough lime juice to barely cover.
    — SFChronicle.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • 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
  • The goal should be, in part, to prepare to be less reactive and engage in longer-term planning.
    — Ron Zamir, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Lace up your roller skates and put on your blacklight reactive neon.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The broadcaster is not on the hook to be proactive here, but rather reactive.
    — Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • There is an urgent need to shift from a reactive to a proactive approach to health.
    — Per Kristian Hong, STAT, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Now, place the slices in a clean, non-reactive container.
    — Betty Liu, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Take a half-pound of butter, dice it and put it over low heat in a non-reactive pot until the butter browns.
    — Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 19 June 2021
  • But by and large their defensive style skews more to the reactive and passive side.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Jan. 2022
  • Most are far too strong for my reactive, acne-prone skin.
    — Esther Newman, refinery29.com, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The handling is light, laughably nimble and reactive for so large a bike (536 pounds).
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 13 May 2021
  • What good is reactive molten salt if the vessel melts or deforms?
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 4 May 2020
  • Another one of my favorite things about the chair is its reactive seat tilt.
    — Sarah Toscano, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The office, Lenzner said, hopes to be proactive and not just reactive.
    — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Music, of course, and these voice-reactive LED power cables are a great way to charge up your mood!
    — Popular Science, 15 Dec. 2020
  • How often should guys be getting into those kind of things, the reactive strength moves?
    — Greg Presto, Men's Health, 29 Nov. 2022
  • And consumers are less reactive to price changes in some countries than in others.
    — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Fast food is more reactive, in a way, to the pushes and pulls of the American economy and that has to do with business trends.
    — Anna Diamond, Smithsonian, 30 Aug. 2018
  • There are two main ways, according to Rupp, one that's more proactive and one that’s more reactive.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Be proactive instead of reactive, and think beyond the near-term.
    — Bob Helbig, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024
  • In the upcoming days, Alessia's blood will be removed and replaced in an exchange transfusion, which will ensure that her body is not too reactive to the high-stress preparation treatment ahead.
    — Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Madrid tried to be more front-footed and reactive in the Supercopa final a couple of months later, wary of not giving Barca’s deeper midfielders too much time on the ball or letting players drift in behind, as above.
    — Thom Harris, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025

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