How to Use response in a Sentence
response
noun- When you knocked on the door, was there any response?
- He got a response to his letter.
- Her response to their decision was to threaten to quit her job.
- When I told him my plan, I wasn't expecting such an enthusiastic response.
- I am writing in response to your letter of July 17.
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And even a response might not be enough.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Apr. 2026
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The response caught staff off guard.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
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His response was framed around Uber.
—Peter High, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
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In response, Díaz tapped his cap twice.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
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Watch Smith’s full response above.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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At any rate, this was an early response to that.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2026
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Hebard said the responses were a good sign for the city.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
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My hope was to see its response to the rise of drone warfare.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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Oil prices fell further in response to his post.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 29 May 2026
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If aliens, what about our response to each other?
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
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Sabres fans have been eager to give this team that type of response.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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What has surprised you most about the response?
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
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Can the machine choose the right response?
—Kjartan Rist, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Thank you for this very thorough response.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Raimi told them not to film as well but was met with the same response.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Here are some of the responses.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
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Is there any polite response to a comment such as this one?
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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Has the response to this tape inspire you to to keep working?
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
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But amid that fear came a rapid series of responses.
—Valentina Toro, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
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In response, Google had the idea to let users search for images.
—Leah Prinzivalli, SELF, 12 July 2018
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The tweets sparked a response from at least one city official as well.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2018
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Some people get more of a kick from this dopamine response than others.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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To its credit, her fan base has been calling her bluff in response.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
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Company crews are on scene as part of the response.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
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These moves came in response to pressure from anti-fur groups.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
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