How to Use initiative in a Sentence

initiative

noun
  • If you want to meet her, you're going to have to take the initiative and introduce yourself.
  • The company has the opportunity to seize the initiative by getting its new products to the market before its competitors.
  • The governor has proposed a new initiative to improve conditions in urban schools.
  • What initiative stood out to you?
    — Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • What initiative stood out to you?
    — Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Be ready to take action and show initiative.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
  • So why this new initiative in recent weeks?
    — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Cohen in the past has said that the payment was made on his own initiative.
    — Tom Hays, The Seattle Times, 3 July 2018
  • To learn more about the initiative and make a donation, click here.
    — Rachel Epstein, Men's Health, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Tecovas is making its mark in the sports world with two new initiatives.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Obama has been back in the public eye this year thanks to some big projects and initiatives.
    — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2018
  • Gotham’s $5 ticket initiative is, in many ways, a unique test case.
    — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • What are some of the highlights of the cost-savings initiative?
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Engagement is not a perk or a feel-good initiative.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Your band is part of a new initiative aimed at getting more punk bands to speak truth to power.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The chamber and the city are trying their own initiatives, too.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Be ready to take action, initiative and define your goals.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Governments can start with small, low-risk initiatives to achieve quick wins.
    — Miguel Eiras Antunes, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • These are common-sense initiatives that are based on research.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, azcentral, 8 Apr. 2018
  • Be ready to take action, initiative and define your goals.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Reams of research tell us that the two initiatives are at odds with one another.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The onus is largely on companies to take initiative and close the pay gap once and for all.
    — Halley Bondy, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Chick-fil-A has pledged $9 million to each of the three initiatives.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Bowen Yang and Kylie Kelce are at the front of that initiative.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The games also will serve as a major health initiative for the athletes.
    — Kate Santich, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2022
  • The day camp is part of the chess club’s initiative to get more girls interested in the game.
    — Zahria Rogers, The Courier-Journal, 13 July 2018
  • Make changes before someone asks you to or takes the initiative and beats you to the finish line.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2019
  • The law’s initiatives are funded by a mixture of state and local funds.
    — Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
  • This is not the time for high-budget projects or expensive new initiatives.
    — Carol Mendelson, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Mr Schwab says that most of the initiatives have been successful.
    — The Economist, 16 Jan. 2020

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