How to Use react in a Sentence

react

verb
  • I didn't expect him to react that way.
  • He reacted badly to the drug.
  • The firefighters reacted quickly when they heard the alarm.
  • When I told her what happened, she reacted with anger.
  • That’s good news as that is the index to which the Fed reacts.
    Robert Barone, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Tom Hanks, who also starred in Elvis, was one of the first in the cast to react to the news of her death.
    Austin Butler, P!nk, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2023
  • In a one-way system, the car will simply react to the command from the fob and start up.
    Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics, 2 Dec. 2022
  • As to how a team should react to a game like this, James didn’t have answers.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Then in 2008, the West did not react to Russia’s war in Georgia.
    Stephan Kieninger / Made By History, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith was one of the first to react.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 10 Apr. 2023
  • United States players react at the end of the World Cup match against the Netherlands.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Once applied, the ink reacts with the proteins and keratin in the skin, and darkens over 24-36 hours.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Watch this video to see how to react to an iMessage with an emoji.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
  • Twitter, its staffing cut in half, didn’t react for hours.
    Drew Harwell, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Fans reacted to the news with glee, declaring that Durk is one of the realest rappers out right now.
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Why do our brains react so strongly to the combination of the two?
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2023
  • How did the Twitter user behind @BringBrohmHome react to the news?
    The Courier-Journal, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Fans near the front of the stage appeared befuddled and unsure how to react.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2024
  • Before Gray could react, the ball caught him on or just below the elbow.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Get your thinking done before the shot, and then shut off your conscious mind and react.
    Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 21 Mar. 2024
  • However, the broader markets will react to the quantum of the rate cut.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
  • So, how did James react to Matt's most recent call out on Twitter?
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 12 Jan. 2023
  • On a recent day, more people than not reacted with shock and horror at the stand.
    Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Pausini reacted to all this with laughter and tears, making hearts with her hands and even standing up to hug the singers on the edge of the stage.
    Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The screens showed an empty school hallway and a campus library as two men stood ready to react.
    Sonia Rao, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Know when to act fast and react, and when consideration will pay off over the long-term.
    Katy Wigdahl, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
  • That is what propelled people to react to it, while the fact that the Amazon was on fire elicited nothing.
    Bella Lack, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2022
  • How did Jordan Chiles’ teammates react to her losing the bronze medal?
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Sohn thinks that men and women react differently to breakups.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The third act is almost there as a presence that reacts emotionally to what’s happening, and to the betrayal.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2024

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