appreciative
adjective
ap·pre·cia·tive
ə-ˈprē-shə-tiv 
-ˈpri-
-ˈpri-
also -ˈprē-shē-ˌā-
: having or showing appreciation
an appreciative audience
was appreciative of his good luck
appreciatively
adverb
appreciativeness
noun
Examples of appreciative in a Sentence
his latest novel has received a number of appreciative reviews
very appreciative after we helped him change his flat tire
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The two put on a striking battle over three rounds in front of an appreciative crowd in London that evening.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky being publicly humiliated on television by President Trump at the White House for not being sufficiently appreciative of U.S. aid.
—Bob Rawitch, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
Trump says Zelensky 'needs to be more appreciative' to return to negotiating table
President Donald Trump was asked what Volodymyr Zelensky needs to do to return to the negotiating table after their Oval Office blow up last week.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Members of the Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library are most appreciative of the 38 people who signed a petition on Dec. 24, 1913 requesting a library in Cardiff-by-the-Sea.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky being publicly humiliated on television by President Trump at the White House for not being sufficiently appreciative of U.S. aid.
—Bob Rawitch, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
Trump says Zelensky 'needs to be more appreciative' to return to negotiating table
President Donald Trump was asked what Volodymyr Zelensky needs to do to return to the negotiating table after their Oval Office blow up last week.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Members of the Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library are most appreciative of the 38 people who signed a petition on Dec. 24, 1913 requesting a library in Cardiff-by-the-Sea.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for appreciative
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“Appreciative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appreciative. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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