How to Use communicative in a Sentence

communicative

adjective
  • Courtney said incident management crews have been rotating in shifts; the most recent group had been more communicative and proactive.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Aside from the feel, the steering wheel wasn’t very communicative through the corners.
    Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2021
  • The legend of a morose, non-communicative Pavelich doesn't equate with what the Bulldogs saw on the ice or in the locker room.
    Star Tribune, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Our senses cannot grasp the rich communicative world of plants.
    Amy Brady, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The Packers' version of this has been that Rodgers was not communicative.
    Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 31 May 2023
  • Then, be welcoming and communicative at each phase of the process.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • But his communicative power and eloquence came through, and as the evening progressed, his voice warmed up.
    Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2016
  • Other users will embody a communicative drone – think of Wall-E's paramour Eve in the 2008 Pixar film – with their likeness.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2021
  • The Sun and new Moon in the most communicative part of your solar chart also stimulates new thought patterns and plans that can take you far.
    Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The first two sessions of the club's stay at IMG Academy were defined by intense, communicative play on the field, and there's just action off the pitch, too.
    Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 11 Feb. 2020
  • The oldest child, Zaria had always been clear and communicative about her feelings.
    Alexa Lee, STAT, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Our hosts were extremely communicative throughout the booking—not to mention the duration of our stay—and made the check-in process a breeze.
    Talia Abbas, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The hospital wasn’t being very communicative with our attorney, who had spoken to the birth mom on the phone.
    The Cut, The Cut, 11 Jan. 2018
  • The Tigers’ tenacious two-guard has never shied away from his emotions on the court — the expressive faces and communicative gestures always a telltale sign of the ebb and flow of the game.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 6 Mar. 2022
  • Walensky has said the CDC needs to be faster and nimbler in the face of emergencies and more communicative, both internally and with the public.
    Sam Whitehead, CNN, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The car feels lively but communicative through those contact points.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 7 June 2019
  • The hydraulic steering is the best out there—chattery, direct, and communicative.
    Travis Okulski, Car and Driver, 20 July 2021
  • Despite the disadvantage in power, though, the Macan GTS feels like the more accomplished of the two thanks to its crisper handling and more communicative helm.
    Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 2 Feb. 2023
  • In the case of conjoined twins, typically one of them is more organized and one is more communicative.
    Sammy Caiola, sacbee, 14 July 2017
  • All of it came back to being communicative and approachable.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
  • On that note, a top-notch injector will also be communicative, Dr. Badreshia says.
    Audrey Noble, SELF, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Ley says couples who make their arrangement work may be some of the most communicative people he's ever seen.
    Elizabeth Weiss, Marie Claire, 8 Aug. 2017
  • The steering is communicative and direct but is burdened by torque steer due to the front wheel drive layout, but is easily managed.
    Kyle Edward, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2022
  • The findings, described in a recent study published in the journal PeerJ, could clue scientists in to the communicative cues penguins rely on to hunt.
    Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Mar. 2020
  • A compact, communicative defensive line helped them stave off RSL’s 12 shots on goal.
    Alicia Delgallo, OrlandoSentinel.com, 1 July 2017
  • The fact that this is a happy, communicative family is not an accident, Patchen said.
    Selena Simmons-Duffin, Washington Post, 12 June 2018
  • Nancy said the flea market had not been communicative with her or provided her with surveillance footage of the burglary.
    Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • No longer naming our houses is a communicative act in itself.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2020
  • The Moon then trines communicative Mercury, deepening our understanding of what’s best for both our hearts and minds.
    Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2021
  • Bearers of this sign are communicative, intellectual and curious, often filling their plates so that busyness abounds.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024

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