How to Use therapeutic in a Sentence

therapeutic

adjective
  • Gardening can be very therapeutic.
  • The thick sole is trendy, cute, and oh-so therapeutic on my tired feet.
    Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2024
  • If all this sounds more therapeutic than psychic, that’s not far from the truth.
    Alix Strauss, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Because art is supposed to heal and it’s supposed to be therapeutic is the best way to put it.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Opening up about these things to each other is one of the fastest, most therapeutic ways to bond.
    Josh Smith, Vogue, 28 June 2024
  • That’s why playing her was very therapeutic in a lot of ways.
    Ashley Garcia Lezcano, refinery29.com, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The project is therapeutic for Joseph, as he’s used it to embrace his fears and work through growing pains.
    Cydney Lee, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Usher told me that skating has been therapeutic for him amid the pressure of the past few years.
    Danielle Amir Jackson Malike Sidibe, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Perhaps the above makes this sound like some bleak therapeutic parable, and who doesn’t hate that crap?
    Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2023
  • A lot of these stories are very medicinal and very raw and therapeutic for me.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Yet none of the public therapeutic programs that the district referred him to had space.
    Melissa Petro, Time, 3 Nov. 2022
  • On one of the first nights at home, Erica’s best friend visited to apply therapeutic face masks to pass the time.
    Andrew Chapman, Longreads, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Taking time away from the stage to grieve, Craig found that woodworking was therapeutic.
    Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Talk to a healthcare provider before using the herb for a therapeutic purpose.
    Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The 40-seat shop will also be accented by a therapeutic salt cave and the sale of art and furniture made by locals.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • For some Ukrainian women who have lost their partners in the war, painting has offered a therapeutic way to cope with grief.
    Hanna Arhirova, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2023
  • If Larry David grabbed Rainbow Brite and beat the 💩 out of her, that would actually be therapeutic for me.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
  • After a while, hearing the carriage shift back and forth began to feel soothing and therapeutic.
    Dominique B. Fluker, Women's Health, 25 Mar. 2023
  • For the left, the silence has been anything but therapeutic, even enraging.
    Constant Méheut Samuel Aranda, New York Times, 18 July 2023
  • What was promised to be therapeutic ended up disastrous for his son, Matt Maritz said.
    Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The light has a therapeutic effect on the body’s internal clock, making people less prone to the impact of shorter days.
    Alina Dizik, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Looks like one of medicine’s greatest therapeutic tools just got a major upgrade.
    Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Kouri's mother, Lisa, says writing the book was therapeutic.
    Natalie Morales, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Art was always therapeutic for me, and this time was no exception.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Throwing an ax felt therapeutic and natural to Rohaly, and the sport became a healthy outlet in her life.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 23 July 2022
  • Perhaps a little Keaton cosplay can be therapeutic, but true wisdom comes from time spent, not just an age swap.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022
  • While the experience has been therapeutic for Goldman, time has not erased the pain of losing her sibling.
    Fox News, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Carlsbad’s therapeutic waters inspired the idea of adding a spa, and in 1965, La Costa became the first U.S. resort to offer a full-service spa.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Here, your options range from a relaxing therapeutic massage, which melted my stress away and left me smelling like fresh air, to a red-light therapy sauna experience.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Some springs even feature soothing mud baths, adding another layer to the therapeutic experience.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024

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