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
• Justin Rose is well known for his expressive displays on the golf course.
  — Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
• 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
• But Chaeryeong is the standout, thanks to her expressive face and wry sense of humor.
  — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 23 Jan. 2020
• 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
• Eddie’s expressive and unique guitar style was at the center of the band’s sound.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 6 Oct. 2020
• Hunters come, surely, but more stand transfixed at the sight and sounds of these expressive birds.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Oct. 2019
• 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
• Even just a handshake or a hand on a shoulder can be so expressive.
  — Erica Pearson, Star Tribune, 8 Sep. 2020
• This inky beauty from Law is both dense and expressive.
  — Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 7 June 2021
• Litwin is a tall, middle-aged man with dark, expressive eyes.
  — Los Angeles Times, oregonlive.com, 24 Aug. 2019
• Her voice was expressive as ever and is gaining new poise and depth with each year.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 27 Sep. 2019
• Growing up in a tiny town in Western New York, Brown was a bright and expressive boy who stood out from his peers.
  — Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 26 July 2025
• 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
• 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
• Like Glenn’s wife and mother, many women wonder aloud why the men in their lives aren’t more expressive and open.
  — The Conversation, oregonlive.com, 16 June 2019
• 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
• Bailenson’s avatar has brown hair and wide, expressive eyes.
  — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2020
• 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
• Roger Dubuis released a high horology version of a chronograph that showcases the traditions of fine watchmaking, while transforming many of the traditional components of a racing watch through the brand’s expressive style.
  — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
• Other designers are bringing expressive style to smaller business jets.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025