How to Use positive in a Sentence
- What are some of the positive things about your job?
- You've got to have a positive attitude to do well in life.
- The book had a positive influence on me.
- To end on a positive note, we are seeing an increase in sales this month.
- On the positive side, you will be making more money.
- You should try to be more positive about the whole situation.
- He has been a positive role model for his brother.
- The low unemployment rate is a positive sign for the economy.
- The company took positive steps to create a safer workplace.
- Nothing positive came out of that experience.
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The vibe around the team is positive.
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Pierre Lebrun,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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And so there are some positive things.
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Torie Bosch,
STAT,
16 May 2026
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Wasn't a very positive thing to be.
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Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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That's a very positive thing, but there's so much more to do.
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CBS News,
28 June 2026
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Show up, look good, keep it positive.
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Tracy Wright , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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And all of that is the positive from that game last weekend.
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Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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And this is one positive that only a team that lost would talk about.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Tom gamely tries to put a positive spin on things.
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Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 June 2026
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If that is the case, then anything from here on out is a positive.
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Peter San Nicolas,
Ramona Sentinel,
6 Sep. 2019
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So out of that pain, something positive did come out of that.
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Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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So far, the trip out the desert has yielded some positive gains.
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Jonathan Saxon,
The Courier-Journal,
12 Nov. 2021
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The abundance of food, at least for now, is a positive.
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Mery Mogollon,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Again, the move proved positive.
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Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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If one worker tests positive, all five will have to go home for two weeks.
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Tim McDonnell,
Quartz,
4 May 2020
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In many states, those who test positive are sidelined two weeks.
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John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
3 Dec. 2020
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Kinzelman framed it as a positive for movie fans.
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Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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The bad news is that, well, the feedback wasn't all positive.
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Kayla Keegan,
Good Housekeeping,
8 Apr. 2019
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This means that there isn't proof positive these structures are there.
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John Wenz,
Popular Mechanics,
8 Oct. 2018
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The response has been very, very, very positive and strong.
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Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
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My kids made some positive comments about them.
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Gillian Stawiszynski,
The Enquirer,
31 Aug. 2025
- The test showed a positive.
- The positives of living in the city include access to public transportation and many interesting restaurants.
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There weren't many positives to take away from the loss.
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Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2025
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There are positives to draw from that.
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Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 Nov. 2025
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There’s a lot of positives in here.
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Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
18 June 2026
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This isn’t some fool’s gold or a quest to look for positives.
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Sam McDowell October 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Stay on the positives, things that click.
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Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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There are some positives as well.
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Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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But, lots of positives to take.
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Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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There’s a caveat to most positives.
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Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
3 June 2026
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Both coaches had positives to build on from the rest of the game.
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Glenn Graham,
baltimoresun.com,
18 Oct. 2019
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Those have been a couple guys that have been positives for us.
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Barry Jackson,
miamiherald,
18 Dec. 2017
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For all his positives, Gundy came with quirks.
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Cliff Brunt,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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But that’s about as far as any sane person can go with the positives.
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T.a. Frank,
The Hive,
30 Mar. 2018
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That’s one of the positives that has come out of what has occurred.
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John Cherwa,
latimes.com,
23 June 2019
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There’s a lot of positives coming out of this year.
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Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Maybe that’s one of the positives of making so many movies.
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Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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But Larabee sees that as a positive.
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Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
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That would be a net positive based on the chaos fans saw for much of last season.
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Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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At this point, those might be the only positives for a young team that seems lost.
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Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2023
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Let’s talk positives first, though, because there are so, so many.
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Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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There are other positives, too, and there is growth.
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Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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There are some positives from the report, too.
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Peter D'abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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As for me, a speech about the positives of being with the firm would be very, very short.
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Abigail Van Buren,
oregonlive,
23 July 2023
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There were some positives (in the second unit).
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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The idea is to disguise the real thing among a sea of false positives.
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The Economist,
15 Aug. 2019
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The Kings just don’t have a lot of positives so far this season.
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Zach Harper,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Are there any positives the Cavs can take from the opening game loss?
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Chris Fedor,
cleveland.com,
15 Apr. 2018
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The process has included some positives to get him through all the tough days.
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Charles Curtis,
USA TODAY,
19 Dec. 2017
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But there were so many other positives up and down the lineup.
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Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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