How to Use react in a Sentence

react

verb

• I didn't expect him to react that way.
• He reacted badly to the drug.
• The firefighters reacted quickly when they heard the alarm.
• When I told her what happened, she reacted with anger.
• Her eyes blink and react to light.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
• No need to react, as this will pass.
  — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
• My friends didn’t know how to react.
  — Maggie Donahue, Health, 18 May 2026
• And how does your mom react to the scene?
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
• In the process, all these clips react in their own type of way.
  — Shirley Ju, Variety, 11 Apr. 2022
• How would the show react to Kirk’s death?
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
• For me, my job is to make the big [man] react and get him that shot.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Nov. 2021
• Do not react to any messages or phone calls.
  — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
• How did people react when the video came out?
  — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
• Who wants their friend to react three hours later?
  — Glamour, 18 May 2026
• The ones who don’t will spend it reacting.
  — Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• Comiskey said his group will observe and react.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
• The bottom fell out from staffing and the whole world had to react to it.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 June 2022
• If threatened, skunks will react and spray.
  — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026
• But how did the room react to that slap when the cameras weren't rolling?
  — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2022
• Betts needed to react, not think.
  — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• Hopkins didn’t react to the fan.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
• How did Andrew react to all of this?
  — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Feb. 2026
• Are the Rapids built to dictate games or react to them?
  — Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
• Dozens of fans took to the comments section of the post to react.
  — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
• That’s good news as that is the index to which the Fed reacts.
  — Robert Barone, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
• What has that been like to see people react so strongly to it?
  — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
• By noon, her body reacted before her mind could catch up.
  — Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
• How were people going to react to the pace?
  — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
• How did the public react to Prince’s death?
  — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
• How did the gorillas react to the whole crew?
  — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026