How to Use progressive in a Sentence

progressive

1 of 2 adjective
  • With each progressive stage, the figures look more like us.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • There are many ways a progressive politician can fail.
    — Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
  • There's nothing progressive about car break-ins.
    — ABC News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • But for many progressive allies, this fight comes down to balance sheets.
    — Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Or will the scandal, just three years gone, put off fans of her progressive policies?
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • That sounds pretty progressive to me.
    — Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 29 May 2026
  • Lewis comes from a line of progressive royalty.
    — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
  • This race will test that progressive energy and just how strong the winds of change are in this cycle.
    — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 2 May 2026
  • Cuban later ran the team for two decades with a more progressive public profile.
    — Philip Jankowski austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Hackney, a progressive passer who likes to drive forward with the ball, could help.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Most parents don’t want progressive dogma force-fed to their children in school.
    — Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, National Review, 1 June 2023
  • At this point, model data shows three 'waves' of storms that come through, with each progressive wave stronger than the last.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • And progressive policies have worked in certain parts of the country.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Rewind and their blend of progressive power pop and progressive punk.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • Steyer has done a lot to get progressive Latinos.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • But donations from progressive groups have only rarely flowed their way.
    — Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Each progressive Trolls movie has gotten more and more insane.
    — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 7 May 2026
  • Like some progressive consensus at the center, but that's not there.
    — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • Yet, for unions and progressive politicians, this enormous sum is too austere.
    — Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 1 Feb. 2026
  • There's nothing progressive about that.
    — ABC News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • So, people talk about making the tax system more progressive.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 May 2026
  • The very idea of a gun shop in what may be Arkansas' most progressive burg has some people up in arms.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 4 June 2023
  • Had progressive groups that were supposed to take the frequent pulse of the working class and young people lost that touch?
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Even though this ruling was pretty progressive for a kris, for Paulina, this was two steps back.
    — The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2023
  • My father, who’s a very progressive thinker, was always very quick to point out injustices.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Let’s say, if a progressive Democrat is elected.
    — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026
  • After all, progressive overreach has backfired in the past.
    — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 June 2026
  • Rollins is a progressive, and that means a lot in Massachusetts.
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Williams is a frequent face at protests for progressive causes, even risking arrest.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Many in the party’s progressive wing have taken a sharply different view.
    — Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026

progressive

2 of 2 noun
  • Progressives are not happy to say the least.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Now the activists and progressives would erase the seal.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Its donor class is all Bay Area progressives.
    — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Progressives tend to be clear-eyed about the lengths the rich will go to avoid paying their fair share.
    — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But how did young progressives feel about the way the shutdown ended?
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Some see this as a win for moderates over progressives.
    — Cate Martel, The Hill, 5 Mar. 2026
  • But on Democrats' main ask, the accord fell short for many progressives.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • To progressives, his rise is the product of his policies.
    — Mark Chiusano, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Through all the changes in town, progressives stayed mostly quiet.
    — John Carlisle, Freep.com, 31 May 2025
  • Thier reminds us that progressives and lefties are in for a marathon, not a sprint.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
  • So many who hold themselves out as progressives remain silent about Hamas.
    — Jeff Robbins, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2024
  • What’s worse, state progressives require the counties to pay for much of their agenda.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Well, progressives are not happy.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Only one in four of his progressive carries this season has been a cut inside.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • But there also is pro-housing movement among some progressives.
    — Richard McGahey, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Progressives, winning or losing to them, didn’t talk about it either.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
  • This could benefit progressives in close races, but by how much remains an open question.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
  • Kamala Harris' book proves what progressives have known.
    — Chris Brennan, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The race may come down to whether Barnes, a longtime progressive, can appeal to a broad enough group of voters.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Progressives tout rent freezes as a solution to our housing crisis.
    — Ben Proto, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Progressives continue to feel like they get rolled by party leaders.
    — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 15 Nov. 2025
  • Senate progressives are trying to keep it simple.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Four seats held by progressives were won by candidates running on an anti-crime platform.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The push is aimed at giving Biden leverage to avoid cuts progressives see as untenable.
    — Steven T. Dennis, Bloomberg.com, 22 May 2023
  • Progressives see it as the largest source of clean energy in the United States.
    — Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Its hailstorm of ideas remains stunning — and aptly painful if, as a proud progressive, you’re struck in the face by the ice of its wit.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Until its purchase, progressives at Twitter got to decide what was hate and what wasn’t.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
  • Dem civil war rages as 'Squad' progressives dealt major blow in deep blue primary.
    — FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But some progressives say the White House should take notice of the movement’s down-ballot wins.
    — Will Weissert and Sara Burnett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2023
  • And progressives felt betrayed.
    — John Carlisle, Freep.com, 31 May 2025

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