How to Use meditative in a Sentence

meditative

adjective
  • I could see that she was in a meditative mood.
  • I've been in a meditative mood all day.
  • The first thing that struck me about the record is how meditative and moody a lot of it is.
    August Brown, latimes.com, 4 May 2018
  • This is a meditative stroll—not a hike or run—under the canopy of trees in the woods near my house.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
  • The spoken word pieces enhance the meditative feel of the set, says Mr. Poster.
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2022
  • Though the last of the nuns left in 1912, there remains a sense of cloistered, meditative peace.
    Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2023
  • The soundless video is a meditative sweep across the stars.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Starting a third of the way to the crater, the steepness of the trail slowed everyone’s pace to a meditative trudge.
    Heidi Julavit, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Let the rhythm of your footfalls put you in a meditative state.
    Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 29 May 2020
  • And along the way they were comforted by the meditative refuge offered by the AT, as it’s known.
    Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The onus, now, is on you to find the meditative and/or contemplative in what’s in front of you.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2022
  • Being part of the ecosystem, even for a night, was at once thrilling and meditative.
    Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2020
  • The whole episode is a meditative beat for the second season and for Marcus’s life.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 30 June 2023
  • The meditative film based on my book, which was up for six Oscars and won three, fits that mood well.
    Jessica Bruder, Star Tribune, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Such a pleasant way to wind down at night with the soft reading light and a lovely way to rise with the 'sun' and meditative flute.
    Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Even still, the whirring of a landscaper’s tool took me out of my meditative state.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 10 June 2021
  • That would save the trees but hardly the meditative quality of the spot.
    Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The process to me is a very beautiful and meditative one.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2019
  • The app offers meditative content in the form of over 500 tracks.
    Ellen McAlpine, CNN Underscored, 20 Nov. 2020
  • June’s meditative songs seem to speak from the soul and cast a spell on listeners.
    Jeremy Hallock, star-telegram, 4 Apr. 2018
  • The whirling sound of the hair dryer felt soothing, its monotone hum putting me in a calm, meditative state.
    Andrea Aliseda, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Yoga Nidra, which puts guests in a deep meditative state, is taught to guests as a tool to combat this.
    Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2021
  • The judge, who chimes a gong when adjourning for the day, took a brief meditative moment and then let DeGuerin speak.
    Brian Melley, ajc, 18 May 2021
  • The judge, who chimes a gong when adjourning for the day, took a brief meditative moment and then let DeGuerin speak.
    Fox News, 18 May 2021
  • The process is meant to be fun and creative—even meditative—plus there’s plenty of inspo out there.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 11 Jan. 2024
  • But Hold the Dark is Saulnier’s most enigmatic and meditative film to date.
    Tasha Robinson, The Verge, 28 Sep. 2018
  • This isn’t the cheap, fast-food browse of the scroll but, rather, something more meditative, more nutritious.
    Max Norman, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Brainless, bright, and soothing, the monotony of its plot lines is near-meditative.
    Philippa Snow, The New Republic, 15 Oct. 2020
  • But for the wellness-attuned, the following hotels are a step above the rest, especially with their offering of meditative spaces, detox treatments, and in-room amenities that deem a visit to the spa altogether unnecessary.
    Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Davis remembered Boseman’s girlfriend and makeup artist rubbing his back and playing meditative music while creating the Netflix drama.
    Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 31 Mar. 2025

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