How to Use reactive in a Sentence

reactive

adjective

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The only way to take part in these milestones is to be here for them, and a reactive approach to personal health won’t cut it.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2021
• Among a sample of 68 healthy adults in Germany who had not been exposed to the coronavirus, 35% had T cells in their blood that were reactive to the virus.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 3 Aug. 2020
• But she’s reduced to a reactive presence this time out, which sells the character short.
  — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022
• The Ukrainians have done their best to mitigate the type’s greatest flaw, its thin armor, by adding blocks of reactive armor and anti-drone netting.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
• In contrast, a smaller group of children were more like orchids—sensitive and innately reactive to their circumstances.
  — Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025