How to Use receptive in a Sentence
receptive
adjective
- I was happy to be speaking before such a receptive audience.
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Mehta was not receptive to the request to wait for the Supreme Court.
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2024
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And if that doe isn’t receptive, the buck will be off to the races, looking for a doe that is.
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Scott Bestul,
Field & Stream,
20 Oct. 2020
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Louisville was receptive to the move and to helping Churchill Downs, Tyra added.
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Lucas Aulbach,
The Courier-Journal,
22 June 2020
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The rest of the Colts were receptive to Kelly’s perspective, and to his ideas.
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Joel A. Erickson,
The Indianapolis Star,
28 Aug. 2020
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But for the most part a lot of the adoptive and foster parents are receptive and want to learn.
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J.m. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2025
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The righty was receptive and had seen what the Yankees had done for Clay Holmes’ career.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2024
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Others will be more receptive to your ideas at that point in time.
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BostonGlobe.com,
9 Oct. 2019
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But many city leaders from across the state have been more receptive.
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Sarah Ravani,
San Francisco Chronicle,
4 Mar. 2022
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There’s no need to be concerned if your cat isn’t receptive to CBD oil right away.
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The Salt Lake Tribune,
22 Apr. 2022
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Bucks are still rutty, prowling, and looking for the last receptive does of the year.
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Michael Hanback,
Outdoor Life,
4 Dec. 2019
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Still, even if the city is receptive, Keller said the project would take several years.
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Esther Mobley,
San Francisco Chronicle,
4 Aug. 2021
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There are more than a few lawmakers who seem receptive to the idea.
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Bryan Schott,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
29 Sep. 2020
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Others could be quite receptive and open to your ideas.
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BostonGlobe.com,
29 Oct. 2019
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Do not try to force your values on those who are not receptive.
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BostonGlobe.com,
2 June 2020
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Clients and their families have been receptive to the changes.
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Isha Trivedi,
The Mercury News,
7 May 2024
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What could have made the other person be more receptive to your point of view?
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Neha Sangwan,
Fortune Well,
26 Sep. 2023
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More to the point, all of this may be finding a receptive audience among Trump's base.
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Wired Staff,
WIRED,
28 Dec. 2023
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Every day, a few more does become receptive and that brings a frenzy to the bucks.
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Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
2 Nov. 2023
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As with so many young adult novels, the kids outsmart the adults by being receptive to new ideas.
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David James,
Anchorage Daily News,
21 May 2022
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So if any one of them wasn’t leaning on the others or wasn’t being receptive to it, get them out of there.
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Katie Campione,
Deadline,
22 Nov. 2024
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In court, the county’s attorney was receptive to the idea.
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Benjamin Oreskes,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2020
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Some were receptive, noting the pair’s high ranks within the chain of command.
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Melissa Chan,
NBC News,
18 May 2022
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Not everyone in the program was receptive to this point of view.
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New York Times,
14 June 2022
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And the crowd has been so receptive and beautiful and diverse.
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Sonaiya Kelley,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2023
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The city hasn’t had a history of being receptive to ideas.
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Michael K. McIntyre,
cleveland,
5 Jan. 2020
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The president was very receptive to the idea of such a deal, given his pro-Brexit stance.
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Adam Shaw,
Fox News,
22 Nov. 2020
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Back at Tika, Yam Yam is trying to make amends with Josh, who doesn’t seem to be very receptive.
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Erica Thompson,
The Enquirer,
30 Mar. 2023
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People became more open, more engaged and, ironically, more receptive to change.
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Toyna Chin,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Morgan found that her TikTok community was open and receptive to sharing their personal journeys, including the origins of their debts.
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Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
29 June 2025
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