How to Use constructive in a Sentence

constructive

adjective

• Your feedback was not very constructive.
• The program helps people recently released from prison figure out how they can play a constructive role in society.
• I tried to offer constructive criticism.
• Having some time in groups and some time on your own seems to be the most constructive.
  — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2023
• The tragedy is that nobody taught me how to fight for these things in a constructive way.
  — NBC News, 19 June 2020
• What are the odds Mr. Trump takes the more constructive second tack?
  — Karl Rove, WSJ, 24 Feb. 2021
• The change in that is something that could be quite constructive.
  — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025
• Lots of constructive notes for Nev and Jenna to work on for next time.
  — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2020
• But the pledges themselves are meant to be constructive.
  — Diane Selkirk, CNN, 15 Sep. 2021
• Focus on constructive thoughts and actions, and the world will be at your feet.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2020
• Put away the gloves and focus on doing things that are constructive and worth your time.
  — Magi Helena, oregonlive, 6 June 2020
• Riyadh tried to play a more constructive role after 2012, when protests brought down Saleh.
  — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
• Look to more constructive emotions like awe, hope and parental love to get people to act.
  — Arkansas Online, 29 Nov. 2020
• All of these are constructive ways to take risks and leverage the power of your passion.
  — Tracy Brower, Forbes, 4 July 2022
• One big lesson that Kidd hopes will be constructive for his team.
  — Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2023
• Make good use of the constructive energies the sun and Saturn are casting down.
  — USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
• There were other, more constructive ways of passing the time.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 20 Aug. 2020
• Slaoui described the talks as constructive and nearing an end.
  — Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg.com, 17 Dec. 2020
• And this means that there is a constructive role for the Federal Reserve to play in this crisis.
  — David Beckworth, National Review, 28 Feb. 2020
• And yet, Pagenaud said both crews and the team at-large took the constructive criticism in-stride.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 1 June 2022
• The building blocks are constructive and destructive at the same time, the artist told a visitor to the show opening.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• Here are some tips on how to have a constructive argument.
  — Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 25 May 2020
• Use it to be constructive and diligent, as free time may come at a premium later in the week.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 5 July 2020
• But there’s a constructive, positive way to look at this.
  — Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 28 Oct. 2022
• If there isn't any, replace the thought with something constructive.
  — Dr. Michelle Penelope King, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
• That's our role as educators, to help guide them, and being constructive and not just yelling at the wind.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2023
• China could play a constructive role in helping Trump achieve that goal.
  — Yan Xuetong, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
• The show has been a marvel of that — constructive tolerance.
  — Wesley Morris Ron Butler Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
• This would be highly constructive: bullish breakouts in both the short-term and long-term charts would be a powerful combination and could encourage a new round of demand and upside follow through.
  — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
• Afterward, Araghchi described the meeting to Iranian state TV as constructive, with four rounds of messages exchanged during the indirect portion.
  — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025