How to Use reactive in a Sentence

reactive

adjective

• The government's response to the problem was reactive rather than proactive.
• Those dogs tend to be reactive.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
• Place in a non-reactive bowl and mix in lime and orange juice.
  — Eric Velasco, al, 11 Mar. 2020
• Lace up your roller skates and put on your blacklight reactive neon.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2022
• Putting your heart in can be good; getting reactive, not so much.
  — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
• Sure, these here rankings have been known to be as reactive as the worst of us.
  — SI.com, 30 Sep. 2019
• His eyes right now are proactive rather than reactive.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
• There’s always a reactive part of it.
  — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
• Stay strategic; no need to be reactive.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
• What good is reactive molten salt if the vessel melts or deforms?
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 4 May 2020
• Brain health should be proactive, not reactive.
  — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
• The business starts to feel reactive.
  — Kirk W. McLaren, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• Place the lime juice and orange juice in a non-reactive bowl, add the salt and whisk to dissolve.
  — Leslie Brenner, Dallas News, 4 June 2021
• Granted, most of their moves have been reactive and not proactive, but that’s the hand they were dealt.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2024
• Argudo said the board has been in a reactive mode and wants to see more bold actions.
  — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 27 May 2026
• There is an urgent need to shift from a reactive to a proactive approach to health.
  — Per Kristian Hong, STAT, 24 Apr. 2018
• Another one of my favorite things about the chair is its reactive seat tilt.
  — Sarah Toscano, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2022
• Much like a dog that barks at every little noise and passerby, my skin is reactive.
  — Devon Abelman, Allure, 24 Apr. 2026
• But by and large their defensive style skews more to the reactive and passive side.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Jan. 2022
• In India’s case, this is not reactive.
  — Angela Chitkara, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
• The broadcaster is not on the hook to be proactive here, but rather reactive.
  — Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
• And consumers are less reactive to price changes in some countries than in others.
  — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2021
• It's designed to help users stay proactive, not reactive.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
• Her team stayed reactive and constantly on edge.
  — Tinna Jackson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
• How often should guys be getting into those kind of things, the reactive strength moves?
  — Greg Presto, Men's Health, 29 Nov. 2022
• The goal should be, in part, to prepare to be less reactive and engage in longer-term planning.
  — Ron Zamir, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021
• Up until this point, their private war had mostly been reactive.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
• Take a half-pound of butter, dice it and put it over low heat in a non-reactive pot until the butter browns.
  — Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 19 June 2021
• Be proactive instead of reactive, and think beyond the near-term.
  — Bob Helbig, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024
• Combine the two in a non-reactive container and stir.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025