How to Use conducive in a Sentence

conducive

adjective
  • And for whatever reason, some people are just not conducive to compelling journalism.
    Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Nov. 2020
  • The Warriors, by the pair’s estimation, had been run in an autocratic fashion that wasn’t conducive to growth — both on the court and off.
    Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Without Prescott, getting a run-pass balance that’s closer to 50-50 is conducive to winning.
    Dallas News, 23 Nov. 2020
  • In an election season rife with uncertainties, many have developed habits that are not conducive to supporting overall well-being, experts said.
    Allyson Chiu, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Although large households provide more familial support, these environments may not be conducive to remote learning.
    Vanessa Arredondo, SFChronicle.com, 23 Oct. 2020
  • These diseases can make simple tasks confusing, language hard to understand, and memory fleeting, none of which is conducive to social connection.
    Talia Barrington, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Most workers surveyed agreed that the office is more conducive to collaboration, with 66% of respondents preferring a hybrid model.
    Natalie Wong, Bloomberg.com, 17 Nov. 2020
  • The turf at the new home is conducive to Richard's game.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Would the two be conducive to the headspace required for that kind of song?
    Morgan Enos, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2018
  • The ball used to be rounder and, thus, more conducive to being dropped on the ground and kicked.
    Chris Chase, For The Win, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Seasons are very conducive to the rhythms of the creative process.
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2018
  • It’s not conducive to good, safe work for the first-teamers.
    cleveland, 22 Aug. 2021
  • On the court, Nahiem’s skills are conducive to winning.
    Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The width is conducive to the high press because there’s less ground to cover.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The track is conducive to Rich Strike’s late-closing style.
    New York Times, 12 May 2022
  • There's something about this time of year that's conducive to these sorts of games.
    Julie Muncy, WIRED, 24 July 2019
  • Working full-time just proved not at all conducive to that goal.
    Jen Gann, The Cut, 26 July 2017
  • The price tag is way too high, and the fact the stadium has a grass field isn’t conducive to five games over two days.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Wavelengths in the red part of the light spectrum are conducive to growth, Destler explained.
    Paul Tullis, Bloomberg.com, 16 Feb. 2022
  • The hot, dry air underneath a heat dome can be conducive to the spread of wildfires.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 25 July 2021
  • And Miller says the dirt surface for the 7-furlong O’Brien is not conducive to late rallies.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The climate there is in certain parts is more conducive.
    Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg.com, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The recipe wasn’t conducive to a comeback, or much of a respectable attempt.
    Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 24 May 2023
  • The East Coast is mostly made up of old, cold and dense rocks that are more conducive to seismic waves.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
  • It’s not conducive to winning enough games to hang in a playoff race.
    Ross McKeon, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Towels are nice and moist and warm, which is very conducive to the growth of all sorts of organisms.
    Ashley Laderer, SELF, 6 Aug. 2020
  • The abusive workplace is not conducive to good work; the work has suffered.
    Nick Paumgarte, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2021
  • So where has the weather been conducive for good leaf peeping this year?
    Allison Chinchar, CNN, 3 Oct. 2020
  • The physical structure is designed to prevent the fish from reaching areas of the river more conducive to spawning.
    Paul A. Smith, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The warning was issued due to warm temperatures, low humidity, and stronger winds, creating conditions conducive to rapid fire spread.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024

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