How to Use indicative in a Sentence

indicative

1 of 2 adjective

• In “I walked to school,” the verb walked is in the indicative mood.
• That is indicative of navy blue to me.
  — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
• The score was far from indicative of how the Jets played.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
• The score is not indicative of the way the Padres pitched.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
• The record is not indicative of how well these guys have been playing.
  — Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 19 Nov. 2025
• The tracks are indicative of hatchlings drawn to lights on the shore.
  — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 June 2026
• Some would say these small margins are indicative of luck.
  — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
• Off-year elections are not indicative of what's to come.
  — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
• The Braves' record this year is not quite indicative of the talent the team has.
  — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
• The finale was indicative of this.
  — Reshma Gopaldas, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
• But that may not be indicative of a shortcoming.
  — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 23 June 2026
• The loose wave's smoothy shiny finish is indicative of the sleek, frizz-free surface all the way around.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 25 Sep. 2023
• And yes, the depth of feeling is indicative of much deeper issues at play.
  — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
• This is indicative of just how far crypto has come over the course of the seventeen years.
  — Malana Vantyler, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2026
• But is our rejection of Botero indicative of our own elitism?
  — Pablo Helguera, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
• The little arms can give a branch-like appearance indicative of soft corals.
  — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
• This is not indicative of how bubbles function.
  — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
• Or are some kinds more indicative of bigger problems than others?
  — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 9 Feb. 2024
• That line is also indicative of both teams’ strengths this season — defense.
  — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2023
• Blue implies very small particles, while red is indicative of dust.
  — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
• However, the pattern is not indicative of a bank run, which these days can drain a lender of funds in mere hours.
  — Krystal Hur, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
• The tone of the relationship is indicative of this fact.
  — Mehrzad Boroujerdi, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
• The sluggish performance was not indicative of two teams that came into the matchup on a roll.
  — ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
• Neither mark is indicative of a squad that can make a deep run in October.
  — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
• Her choices are not indicative of a society on the verge of collapse.
  — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
• This past weekend might be indicative of what exactly is going on here.
  — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
• Other ways to protect your teeth Good oral health is indicative of overall health as well.
  — L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune Well, 21 July 2023
• Scent changes are also indicative that a makeup product is old or expired.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
• But Kemp said the voting trends were indicative of a tough election cycle to come.
  — Irene Wright, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
• Is that indicative of a telling contrast in attitudes?
  — Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025

indicative

2 of 2 noun

• Is Australia’s stumble indicative of bigger troubles to come?
  — William Pesek, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
• Jones said that taking out a word or phrase indicative of prostitution didn’t change the fact that the overall ad was for prostitution.
  — Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2021
• Google Trends is a helpful indicator of search volume for a specific phrase indicative of the demand for a product or service in the world.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 July 2021
• Symptoms of bruxism include pain when teeth are together and/or brushed, swelling indicative of infection, lingering pain and/or cold or broken pieces of teeth, Peek said.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 29 Sep. 2020
• Sacrificing knowledge of a partner’s appearance, the reasoning goes, is an act indicative of an openhearted and honorable spirit.
  — New York Times, 19 July 2021