How to Use response in a Sentence

response

noun

• When you knocked on the door, was there any response?
• He got a response to his letter.
• Her response to their decision was to threaten to quit her job.
• When I told him my plan, I wasn't expecting such an enthusiastic response.
• I am writing in response to your letter of July 17.
• The 19-year-old topped of the response with a skull emoji.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 11 Aug. 2021
• The group staged a protest in response to the war in Israel and Gaza.
  — Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2023
• The bass response is probably the star of the show here.
  — Maren Estrada, BGR, 11 Apr. 2022
• What has the response been like for you this past week?
  — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2022
• Emails released to The Star did not show a response from the city.
  — Katie Bernard, kansascity, 2 July 2018
• In the past, such moves would have provoked a swift and hard response from the U.S.
  — Steve Forbes, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
• The response to Russia’s war on Ukraine is a key part of that.
  — Matthew Duss, The New Republic, 1 June 2022
• And yet the response in the poll was still overwhelming.
  — David Paleologos, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2022
• In response, Google had the idea to let users search for images.
  — Leah Prinzivalli, SELF, 12 July 2018
• But the online response convinced him to come back the next day.
  — Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2020
• The bathroom dance scene was added in response to the music.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2019
• Raimi told them not to film as well but was met with the same response.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
• Tragedies like mine have no one-size-fits-all response.
  — Donna Britt, Washington Post, 26 June 2020
• Acute stress, of which exercise is a form, is akin to the fight-or-flight response.
  — USA Today, 23 May 2022
• In response to questions from The Star, Schnelting said his bill does not negate the 2021 bill.
  — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2024
• In response, the Czechs decided to build their own school.
  — Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 4 Nov. 2021
• In response, Abiy sent more troops to the northern region.
  — NBC News, 4 Nov. 2021
• And the common response to that take was that audiences root for bad men all the time.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2022
• The tweets sparked a response from at least one city official as well.
  — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2018
• In response, the high court took the rare step of writing about its reasoning.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 16 Nov. 2022
• The city needs a stronger response to reckless driving.
  — Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2021
• Your responses so far to her news have blurred these lines.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
• More than 20 area fire departments joined in on the response.
  — Megan Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2022
• In response to The Republic asking whether any charges had been filed in the crash, Phoenix police spokesperson Sgt.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
• In response, more than 16 nations paused contributions; the U.S., formerly the agency’s largest donor, continues to hold back funding.
  — Karl Vick, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024