How to Use expressive in a Sentence
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Styling is fuller and more expressive.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
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In the past, makeup was free and filled with expressive looks.
—Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
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That’s part of my journey to be more expressive.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Litwin is a tall, middle-aged man with dark, expressive eyes.
—Los Angeles Times, oregonlive.com, 24 Aug. 2019
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The brand’s bold artistry and expressive culture roped her in.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 9 Dec. 2025
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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
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Homes feel more lived-in, more expressive, and more human.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026
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Even just a handshake or a hand on a shoulder can be so expressive.
—Erica Pearson, Star Tribune, 8 Sep. 2020
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Wafa had a huge, trusting smile, expressive eyes, and a laugh that rose up out of her chest.
—Caitlin Dwyer, Longreads, 29 May 2021
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People were very expressive on both sides.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
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The late French artist was known for his expressive use of color.
—Martha Shade, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
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Her voice was expressive as ever and is gaining new poise and depth with each year.
—Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 27 Sep. 2019
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Justin Rose is well known for his expressive displays on the golf course.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
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Both are known for expressive, fiery speeches.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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And how to translate the most precise and expressive of them.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
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His lead guitar work is often as expressive as his singing.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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The pain turning into anger, and his eyes were so expressive.
—Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
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This year will be all about richer, more expressive colors in the kitchen.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 16 Jan. 2026
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Hunters come, surely, but more stand transfixed at the sight and sounds of these expressive birds.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Oct. 2019
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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
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Lyles is known for his vocal and expressive nature.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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The boy creates his bright, expressive works using acrylic paint.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024
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Lame is a slender Senegalese man with long limbs and an expressive face.
—Faith Karimi and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN, 2 Oct. 2021
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Like a screen star, Milo has an expressive face that brims with emotion.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 17 Mar. 2024
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Hancock fills in so much of the spare script with her quiet control, her expressive face and eyes.
—Mark Kennedy, chicagotribune.com, 12 Sep. 2019
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Chandeliers are a great place to take an expressive risk, Grubb said.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
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Eddie’s expressive and unique guitar style was at the center of the band’s sound.
—Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 6 Oct. 2020
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But Chaeryeong is the standout, thanks to her expressive face and wry sense of humor.
—Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 23 Jan. 2020
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Sabalenka is one of the most expressive players on the tour.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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Ramirez is forty-two, with expressive eyebrows and a waterfall of dark hair.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2020
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