How to Use receptive in a Sentence

receptive

adjective
  • I was happy to be speaking before such a receptive audience.
  • Democrats, for their part, were most receptive to the shift.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2026
  • But the school board was not receptive.
    — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Do not try to force your values on those who are not receptive.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2020
  • Others will be more receptive to your ideas at that point in time.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2019
  • But many city leaders from across the state have been more receptive.
    — Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2022
  • So far, customers have been receptive to the news.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026
  • There are more than a few lawmakers who seem receptive to the idea.
    — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Sep. 2020
  • And if that doe isn’t receptive, the buck will be off to the races, looking for a doe that is.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 20 Oct. 2020
  • What could have made the other person be more receptive to your point of view?
    — Neha Sangwan, Fortune Well, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Others are more receptive to the videos.
    — Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Who will be the most receptive audience for this sales pitch?
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 5 May 2026
  • Musk was receptive to Kirk and his feedback, the source said.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The ability to stay loose and receptive to his on-field work was key to his new on-field role.
    — Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The boys have been super receptive.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Clients and their families have been receptive to the changes.
    — Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
  • Bowlsby was receptive to the idea, Moos wrote.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The format was highly receptive, to say the least.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 15 June 2026
  • Every day, a few more does become receptive and that brings a frenzy to the bucks.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Jankay’s parents haven’t been as receptive.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Mugler has always been a brand that’s been super receptive to me as a stylist.
    — Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 3 July 2024
  • But for the most part a lot of the adoptive and foster parents are receptive and want to learn.
    — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Mehta was not receptive to the request to wait for the Supreme Court.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Be receptive to changes, but wait to see which way the wind blows before moving forward.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2020
  • Not everyone in the program was receptive to this point of view.
    — New York Times, 14 June 2022
  • For her part, his mom was receptive to hearing about it, Ozma said.
    — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2019
  • As with so many young adult novels, the kids outsmart the adults by being receptive to new ideas.
    — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 21 May 2022
  • But in modern times, courts have been more receptive to entering the fray.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 24 Jan. 2020
  • Bucks are still rutty, prowling, and looking for the last receptive does of the year.
    — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Just ask and be receptive to perhaps a different take on things.
    — Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025

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