How to Use representative in a Sentence

representative

1 of 2 adjective

• The students chosen for the survey are a fairly representative sample of college students from across the U.S.
• The paintings are representative of English art in the early 19th century.
• The songs are representative of teams via lyrics, metaphors and just overall vibes.
  — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 2 June 2026
• The goal was for the scene being filmed to be representative of all models and body types.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
• The stories below are in no way meant to be representative.
  — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2026
• This is a representative joke from him—its humor edged with metaphysics.
  — Han Ong, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
• The ship featured in the music video is representative of a space of healing and growth.
  — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
• The numbers are not representative of how much each actor earns.
  — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
• But one thing the men agreed on was the power of a new, representative legislative branch.
  — Sorelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
• The morally bankrupt claims made by these groups are not representative of many of their members.
  — WSJ, 18 Oct. 2023
• And yet all three dads, simply by being there, were representative of a larger trend.
  — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
• Still, his ambivalence about the day’s trek may have been representative.
  — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
• The 62-yard run was representative of the big plays that have been back breakers this season.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
• And to be representative, everybody must have a seat at the table.
  — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 16 June 2023
• Some scholars believe the movement on the court was representative of the sun’s movement across the sky.
  — Lauren Liebhaber september 16, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
• As any parent will tell you, such videos just aren’t representative of what cooking with young kids is typically like.
  — Kate Cray, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2024
• The stories are short, some scarcely a paragraph long, and the demented vibe of this one is representative.
  — The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2023
• It must be noted that these will not be representative of the teams' real qualifying pace.
  — Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
• O’Connell has to figure out a way to put a representative offense on the field during the last four games of the season.
  — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• While professional soccer has made strides to become more representative, the pipeline to get there has a long way to go.
  — Rose Minutaglio, ELLE, 17 July 2023
• The comment, while clearly in jest, was representative of something the Cowboys have been adamant about all week.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
• Anybody can spend money and get a representative roster.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
• Her body, meant to be more representative of women with Down syndrome, includes a shorter frame and a longer torso.
  — Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2023
• Entrants will be graded on their ability to perform a range of tasks deemed to be representative of day-to-day computer use.
  — WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
• Opinions here are not representative of any employers, and only of her most critical role as a parent.
  — Kathy Pham, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
• To make sure the smaller data set was still representative, Tyndall looked at the full data set as well as the final sample.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2024
• Below are brief descriptions and tasting notes on a representative mix of Italian rosé wines.
  — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
• His 43-yard touchdown against the Chargers is representative of that.
  — Sam Warren, Houston Chronicle, 2 Jan. 2026
• The figures have been weighted and are representative of all US adults (aged 18+).
  — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
• The study also focused on Alzheimer's and was not representative of other forms of dementia.
  — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025

representative

2 of 2 noun

• Do you know who your representatives are?
• The bill was introduced by Representative Smith.
• She's been a great representative of the game.
  — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
• She's been a great representative of the game.
  — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
• She's been a great representative of the game.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
• She's been a great representative of the game.
  — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
• She's been a great representative of the game.
  — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
• Meetings can be hard to attend but many still showed up, and many more wrote to their representatives.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
• Museum representatives said the urn cast too big a pall over tours.
  — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
• Crews are currently on the way to open the road, the representative added.
  — John Tufts, IndyStar, 18 June 2026
• Too bad our representatives didn’t have teachers like that.
  — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
• The hearing became tense as representatives pressed him on this point.
  — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
• But after pleading with the representative to no avail, Leo had one last card to pull.
  — Melina Khan, USA Today, 6 May 2026
• The Bee reached out to the shop for comment but no representative answered the phone.
  — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado april 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
• Twitty Brown said the group should reach out to local and state representatives.
  — Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
• All four umpires form a circle and leave room for one representative from each team to exchange lineup cards.
  — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
• Senators serve four-year terms and representatives two-year terms.
  — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
• Scouting the games in Qatar were dozens of representatives from overseas clubs.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
• His death was announced by a representative from the band’s record company.
  — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
• But a representative for On stopped short of confirming the news.
  — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 25 June 2026
• His representatives did not specify a cause of death.
  — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
• How diverse and representative are the datasets?
  — Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
• On it, representatives could be sent to the big city to negotiate the group’s destiny.
  — Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
• These were not beavers in the abstract sense, not representatives of a species, but instead two specific beavers, a pair.
  — Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
• Pitchfork has reached out to his representative for comment.
  — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 Mar. 2026
• Pitchfork has reached out to her representatives for comment.
  — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
• Maki is the North Idaho field representative and a hunter in the area.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2023
• The Bee reached out to the restaurant for comment but no representative answered the phone.
  — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado april 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
• Newsweek has reached out to a representative for Hines for comment via email on Friday.
  — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
• And people are going to want to have a representative that represents them.
  — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026