How to Use conducive in a Sentence

conducive

adjective
  • Working full-time just proved not at all conducive to that goal.
    — Jen Gann, The Cut, 26 July 2017
  • Would the two be conducive to the headspace required for that kind of song?
    — Morgan Enos, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2018
  • But which sound—if any—is the most conducive to catching the best zzzzs?
    — Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
  • There's something about this time of year that's conducive to these sorts of games.
    — Julie Muncy, WIRED, 24 July 2019
  • So where has the weather been conducive for good leaf peeping this year?
    — Allison Chinchar, CNN, 3 Oct. 2020
  • The ball used to be rounder and, thus, more conducive to being dropped on the ground and kicked.
    — Chris Chase, For The Win, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Seasons are very conducive to the rhythms of the creative process.
    — Gary Trust, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2018
  • These skis are light, fast, and more conducive to a better workout.
    — Brandon Perlman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2021
  • The width is conducive to the high press because there’s less ground to cover.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2021
  • But our [city’s] style of government is not conducive to that.
    — Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • It was getting done but wasn’t conducive to this day and age, and Chris knew that.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The sort of enormous buyouts that are more conducive to club deals fell out of favor.
    — Kevin Dowd, Forbes, 9 May 2021
  • The woman says her life is not currently conducive to these types of calls.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But the atmosphere at the palace was not conducive to clear thinking.
    — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Sun, wind and a lack of rain are all conducive to starting and growing wildfires.
    — Isabelle Ross, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The hot, dry air underneath a heat dome can be conducive to the spread of wildfires.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 25 July 2021
  • The abusive workplace is not conducive to good work; the work has suffered.
    — Nick Paumgarte, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2021
  • The result is a courtyard that’s now conducive to hands-on learning.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The conditions were not conducive to their long-term health and well-being.
    — Nathan Solisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The recipe wasn’t conducive to a comeback, or much of a respectable attempt.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 24 May 2023
  • The games are low-scoring, highly random and aren't conducive to point spreads.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 15 May 2018
  • Towels are nice and moist and warm, which is very conducive to the growth of all sorts of organisms.
    — Ashley Laderer, SELF, 6 Aug. 2020
  • That's going to only be conducive to us all being able to wrap our minds around it and then get to work.
    — EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The price tag is way too high, and the fact the stadium has a grass field isn’t conducive to five games over two days.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Dec. 2022
  • On the other are those who question if his score-first approach is conducive to winning.
    — Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • And having people live in fear is just never conducive to good results.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Super said custody is not conducive for treatment.
    — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Work soil amendments into a clay soil to transform it into a soil more conducive to plant growth.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 10 Mar. 2026
  • That’s not conducive to the Spurs deciding to soon trade some of their best players.
    — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 14 Jan. 2020
  • As the climate gets warmer, there are more areas that are conducive to the spread of those illnesses.
    — Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Sep. 2019

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