How to Use meditative in a Sentence

meditative

adjective
  • I could see that she was in a meditative mood.
  • I've been in a meditative mood all day.
  • Both agree that their days have to start with meditative prayer.
    — Cierra Black, Essence, 9 May 2025
  • Let the rhythm of your footfalls put you in a meditative state.
    — Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 29 May 2020
  • So playing this game with my eyes closed was kind of meditative.
    — Laken Brooks, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Few kitchen tasks are as deeply meditative to me as rinsing rice.
    — Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit, 9 Jan. 2018
  • This is a meditative stroll—not a hike or run—under the canopy of trees in the woods near my house.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Baking always is a great, meditative way to burn an hour or so.
    — Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Almost to hit a trance or meditative state.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 May 2026
  • June’s meditative songs seem to speak from the soul and cast a spell on listeners.
    — Jeremy Hallock, star-telegram, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Walk along the meditative squeaky white sands with your family or your pup.
    — Amy Aumick, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 May 2018
  • Even still, the whirring of a landscaper’s tool took me out of my meditative state.
    — Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 10 June 2021
  • Being part of the ecosystem, even for a night, was at once thrilling and meditative.
    — Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2020
  • The meditative film based on my book, which was up for six Oscars and won three, fits that mood well.
    — Jessica Bruder, Star Tribune, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Yet the film is not pensive enough to exist as a strictly meditative art house piece.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Brainless, bright, and soothing, the monotony of its plot lines is near-meditative.
    — Philippa Snow, The New Republic, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Getting up to sharpen the pencils is part of the meditative act for me.
    — Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
  • That would save the trees but hardly the meditative quality of the spot.
    — Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The process is meant to be fun and creative—even meditative—plus there’s plenty of inspo out there.
    — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The whirling sound of the hair dryer felt soothing, its monotone hum putting me in a calm, meditative state.
    — Andrea Aliseda, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The onus, now, is on you to find the meditative and/or contemplative in what’s in front of you.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2022
  • The body is relaxed, the mind is in a meditative state, and the goal is to exist in arousal, not chase orgasm.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Yoga Nidra, which puts guests in a deep meditative state, is taught to guests as a tool to combat this.
    — Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2021
  • Some attendees sat in a meditative pose on beige mats in front of Samten, who was cloaked in a brown robe.
    — Chris Fuchs, NBC News, 17 May 2017
  • Old Cheng, however, did not break a sweat with his steady, meditative pace.
    — Erin Tan, NBC news, 13 May 2026
  • This goes to a far more meditative and yet powerful ending.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • Recipes are set on the page with plenty of white space, giving the book a meditative quality.
    — Deborah Reid, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • While all the senses can promote relaxation, the sense of touch might be a route to a meditative state.
    — Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh, National Geographic, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Such a pleasant way to wind down at night with the soft reading light and a lovely way to rise with the 'sun' and meditative flute.
    — Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Aug. 2023
  • This isn’t the cheap, fast-food browse of the scroll but, rather, something more meditative, more nutritious.
    — Max Norman, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2022

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