How to Use receptive in a Sentence

receptive

adjective

• I was happy to be speaking before such a receptive audience.
• Mehta was not receptive to the request to wait for the Supreme Court.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2024
• And if that doe isn’t receptive, the buck will be off to the races, looking for a doe that is.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 20 Oct. 2020
• Louisville was receptive to the move and to helping Churchill Downs, Tyra added.
  — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 22 June 2020
• The rest of the Colts were receptive to Kelly’s perspective, and to his ideas.
  — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2020
• The righty was receptive and had seen what the Yankees had done for Clay Holmes’ career.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
• But many city leaders from across the state have been more receptive.
  — Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2022
• There’s no need to be concerned if your cat isn’t receptive to CBD oil right away.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Apr. 2022
• Still, even if the city is receptive, Keller said the project would take several years.
  — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Aug. 2021
• There are more than a few lawmakers who seem receptive to the idea.
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Sep. 2020
• Clients and their families have been receptive to the changes.
  — Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
• What could have made the other person be more receptive to your point of view?
  — Neha Sangwan, Fortune Well, 26 Sep. 2023
• More to the point, all of this may be finding a receptive audience among Trump's base.
  — Wired Staff, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2023
• Every day, a few more does become receptive and that brings a frenzy to the bucks.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2023
• As with so many young adult novels, the kids outsmart the adults by being receptive to new ideas.
  — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 21 May 2022
• So if any one of them wasn’t leaning on the others or wasn’t being receptive to it, get them out of there.
  — Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
• Some were receptive, noting the pair’s high ranks within the chain of command.
  — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 18 May 2022
• Not everyone in the program was receptive to this point of view.
  — New York Times, 14 June 2022
• And the crowd has been so receptive and beautiful and diverse.
  — Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
• The president was very receptive to the idea of such a deal, given his pro-Brexit stance.
  — Adam Shaw, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2020
• Back at Tika, Yam Yam is trying to make amends with Josh, who doesn’t seem to be very receptive.
  — Erica Thompson, The Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2023
• The war in Ukraine and the threat of a blackout in Tokyo after a strong earthquake this spring have made the public more receptive to this message.
  — New York Times, 4 May 2022
• But the south has not been receptive terrain for Brand Modi.
  — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
• Mugler has always been a brand that’s been super receptive to me as a stylist.
  — Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 3 July 2024
• Bet on the good-hearted lovers, friends, and jobs that arrive at your doorstep and try to put in the type of effort that others will be receptive to.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2023
• Bet on the good-hearted lovers, friends, and jobs that arrive at your doorstep, and try to put in the type of effort that others will be receptive to.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023
• Black Friday is all about deals, but consumers have been more receptive to deals all year.
  — J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
• Try asking how the person learned about the theory and be receptive to the answers.
  — Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
• Arkin said that voters were receptive to his group’s message.
  — Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
• Charge per head, charge for results, or test what your audience is receptive to.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025