How to Use expressive in a Sentence

expressive

adjective

• The nose is expressive with soft, warm and sweet fruit.
  — Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 23 May 2021
• Mid-tones are a great way to get in on the more expressive trend in a subtle way.
  — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2023
• This is the side of you that is open to new ideas, expressive and able to see the potential in things.
  — Yec, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
• The late French artist was known for his expressive use of color.
  — Martha Shade, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
• Wafa had a huge, trusting smile, expressive eyes, and a laugh that rose up out of her chest.
  — Caitlin Dwyer, Longreads, 29 May 2021
• She’s charming, expressive and a great dancer with a huge singing voice that will take her far.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2021
• The three-year-old has one of the most expressive and cutest faces and has no problems telling the world whatever is on her mind.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 28 Apr. 2022
• Her expressive reading of it was as much song as speech.
  — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
• How one small green bug could be so expressive is a wonder.
  — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 22 Aug. 2021
• The pain turning into anger, and his eyes were so expressive.
  — Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
• This inky beauty from Law is both dense and expressive.
  — Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 7 June 2021
• Bel Powley, with her large expressive eyes, is aces as Miep.
  — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
• Bud is a schnauzer mix with deep, expressive eyes; beige snoot and leg stockings; and a white chest, with the rest of his fur a charcoal black.
  — Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
• Sam Smith's loyal fan base is speaking up in defense of the singer's expressive style.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023
• Lame is a slender Senegalese man with long limbs and an expressive face.
  — Faith Karimi and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN, 2 Oct. 2021
• Like a screen star, Milo has an expressive face that brims with emotion.
  — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 17 Mar. 2024
• The lamb Ingvar and Maria have named Ada has a white furry lamb’s head with big expressive eyes, but the body of a human child.
  — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2021
• Chandeliers are a great place to take an expressive risk, Grubb said.
  — Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
• But from fluffy coats to expressive eyes, the exact features that make a dog cute to a human are as diverse as the breeds themselves.
  — Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2023
• In the early days of the pandemic, the fear and confusion of last spring emerged through her use of bright reds and expressive brushstrokes.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2021
• The result is a line-up of wines that is profoundly expressive and deeply honest.
  — Brian Freedman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
• The characters—a pair of teen boys falling in love—were adorably expressive, all wide eyes and furtive glances captured in fine strokes.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 May 2022
• That close up on Murray’s face is so expressive and perfect … holding on that just says it all.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 June 2022
• And the Russians are famously not the most expressive people on the planet.
  — Kyle Smith, National Review, 9 May 2021
• The boy creates his bright, expressive works using acrylic paint.
  — Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024
• Ramirez is forty-two, with expressive eyebrows and a waterfall of dark hair.
  — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2020
• Gabriel Brown is a tall, shambling man with an expressive face that would suit a comic actor.
  — Hedley Twidle, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
• From a young age, Benson felt more creative and expressive.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2022
• The exhibition showcases the works of eight Bay Area artists, whose use of color, shape and form creates a collection that is both bold and expressive.
  — Jake Richardson, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
• But if Jackson’s steps were less steady than in his prime, and his speech was a little slower, that beautifully expressive baritone was still at full strength.
  — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025