How to Use constructive in a Sentence

constructive

adjective

• Your feedback was not very constructive.
• The program helps people recently released from prison figure out how they can play a constructive role in society.
• I tried to offer constructive criticism.
• Having some time in groups and some time on your own seems to be the most constructive.
  — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2023
• Riyadh tried to play a more constructive role after 2012, when protests brought down Saleh.
  — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
• All of these are constructive ways to take risks and leverage the power of your passion.
  — Tracy Brower, Forbes, 4 July 2022
• One big lesson that Kidd hopes will be constructive for his team.
  — Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2023
• Make good use of the constructive energies the sun and Saturn are casting down.
  — USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
• And yet, Pagenaud said both crews and the team at-large took the constructive criticism in-stride.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 1 June 2022
• The building blocks are constructive and destructive at the same time, the artist told a visitor to the show opening.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• But there’s a constructive, positive way to look at this.
  — Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 28 Oct. 2022
• That's our role as educators, to help guide them, and being constructive and not just yelling at the wind.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2023
• The show has been a marvel of that — constructive tolerance.
  — Wesley Morris Ron Butler Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
• Bankman-Fried: There are nonconstructive people on both sides of the aisle, and there are constructive people on both sides of the aisle.
  — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2022
• The fallout of clashes with a new spouse can be constructive or destructive.
  — Time, 11 Jan. 2023
• This was the West working to defuse things and encourage constructive action.
  — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2022
• Williams then moves on to the glaze on the cookies, offering some constructive criticism.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2022
• But what about the constructive optimism of Ronald Reagan?
  — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2023
• The current government of Israel is not a partner for any constructive plan in the region.
  — TIME, 9 Oct. 2023
• With gridlock in Washington, most of the constructive policy action this year will be in the states.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2023
• The bad part is full of hate and fear and blame, and is as selfish and destructive as the other is altruistic and constructive. . . .
  — Oliver Sacks, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
• Maksym Plakhotnyuk, PhD, is a fan of constructive conflict.
  — Renita Kalhorn, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
• In the process, the two forge a deep bond, of major practical consequence, that proves Paul’s virtues as a teacher and sets Angus on a constructive path.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
• We were engaged in a good faith and constructive dialogue with the government.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 Feb. 2023
• Patrick said most of the feedback on the plywood train car has been positive with constructive suggestions.
  — Randy Diamond, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2024
• The subject has been the source of deep mutual suspicion, and there was little, if any, constructive engagement about it in the room.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 3 May 2023
• There needs to be a constructive conversation, one that can happen in private that doesn’t get leaked.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 28 Jan. 2023
• Share the full extent of your thoughts using constructive criticism best practices to guide you.
  — Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
• Positive reviews highlight the quality of your services and customer care, while constructive feedback offers insights for improvement.
  — Manuk Degirmencian, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
• Art is constructive, whereas drugs annihilate, and religion can be exploited.
  — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024