How to Use positivity in a Sentence

positivity

noun
  • But at the end of the day, there is positivity at the end of that process.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • So the fact that Canales and Young are aligned in their positivity might not be a shock.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2024
  • The proud mom strives to pass down all the lessons she's learned about self-love and body positivity to her daughter.
    Anna Myers, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The pop icon has been known to bare it all on Instagram in the name of body positivity.
    Seventeen Editors, Seventeen, 7 June 2022
  • But this week there are signs the virus’ spread is slowing, with the positivity rate stalling statewide for the first three weeks of August.
    Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
  • The positivity rate for flu is 30%, up from 25% the week before.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022
  • There have been only a handful of weeks in the past three years that have had a positivity rate over 13%.
    Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
  • Any joy or positivity the 52-year-old felt was shadowed by a heaviness in the back of his mind.
    oregonlive, 19 May 2022
  • Percent positivity was at 14% for the week of Oct. 16, above the weeks prior.
    Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Sunday’s series finale presents a chance to add to that positivity ahead of the four-day All-Star break.
    Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
  • Still, there was applause and positivity among the two friends.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Thank you for your light, your positivity, & your guidance through the years.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Take That Take That, British pop music royalty from the ‘90s, closed the show by leaving the crowd with a heap of positivity.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 7 May 2023
  • Now as an adult, what does body positivity mean for you?
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2023
  • New York City's positivity rate is up 14.5% in the last seven days.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 18 July 2022
  • Again, positivity rate is nowhere near the highs of omicron.
    Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, 28 May 2022
  • But O’Hara, too, had to find moments of positivity in even in the steepest spiral.
    Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Cases and positivity rate are going up - and have been for a while.
    Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, 15 July 2022
  • But the benefits of positivity don’t stop in the workplace.
    Nathan Green, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2023
  • All Riker Lynch wants to do is spread love and positivity.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The pressure for positivity only makes your own doubts worse, but please know that there is nothing wrong with you.
    Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The test positivity rate was 4.5%, up slightly from 4.2% the week prior.
    Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The positivity rate for the prior week was 1.3%, the most since January, near the end of the omicron surge, according to CPS data.
    Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2022
  • This Holi, color your mind with the brightest thoughts and positivity.
    Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Read full article The only sliver of positivity is that Rodgers has vowed not to go out this way.
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The number of new cases and the positivity rate both increased.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2022
  • The band will continue to spread positivity this year on the road with three-night stands in North America and Australia.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
  • There was lots of negativity and hate, but there was still a lot of good and positivity!
    Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023
  • This included an emphasis on body positivity, diversity and a growth in more non-gendered fashion.
    Devika Rao, theweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Quinton Byfield’s impressive second snipe of the game gave the Kings an uplifting finish and the 4-3 overtime victory will keep a group that’s responded well to Jim Hiller’s positivity and connective personality moving forward.
    Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024

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