How to Use expressive in a Sentence

expressive

adjective
  • Mid-tones are a great way to get in on the more expressive trend in a subtle way.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2023
  • This is the side of you that is open to new ideas, expressive and able to see the potential in things.
    Yec, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The pain turning into anger, and his eyes were so expressive.
    Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Bel Powley, with her large expressive eyes, is aces as Miep.
    Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
  • Sam Smith's loyal fan base is speaking up in defense of the singer's expressive style.
    Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Like a screen star, Milo has an expressive face that brims with emotion.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 17 Mar. 2024
  • But from fluffy coats to expressive eyes, the exact features that make a dog cute to a human are as diverse as the breeds themselves.
    Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The dog’s floppy ears and expressive eyes got her attention.
    Sydney Page, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The body is now wasting; the voice is losing expressive competence.
    Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
  • This shopper, the designer explains, is expressive and bold—and also on the move.
    Dale Arden Chong, ELLE, 28 June 2023
  • Where life wounds, art and fellowship can heal, or at the very least, cauterize into the most expressive of scars.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2022
  • That deeply soulful vocal was a jaw-dropping reminder that the man has always been one of the more expressive singers in the history of rock 'n' roll.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The expressive front end is followed by a smooth profile and a clean rear end that features a thin taillight wrapping around the edge of the body above a burly diffuser.
    Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Brownstein is forty-nine years old, with brown hair that sometimes falls into her expressive face.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The VMAs are historically known for some of the most expressive beauty and fashion looks.
    Essence, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The camera zooms in on de Armas’ cartoon-like wide eyes, expressive to an unsettling point and welling with tears.
    Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The teasing endured for expressive classical dances is in the rearview mirror.
    Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 1 May 2023
  • Among the highlights of the new installation: an expressive room that establishes a link between the past and present.
    Amy Verner, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2023
  • On the street, Escola looks unassuming, their thin frame made most striking by their wide and expressive eyes.
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The three movements of the concerto indulge McGill’s chops and leave ample room for his clarity and expressive range.
    Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
  • In Bourne’s expressive, inventive hands, there is no sweet sorrow, only the reminder that there never was a tale of more woe.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The beauty of the songs is enhanced by Herrera’s lovely and expressive contralto.
    Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2023
  • The story and photographs from the spirit of style shoot needed to feel as expressive as possible.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 10 Sep. 2023
  • People who want or challenge themselves to be expressive through style.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 15 Dec. 2023
  • His YouTube channel began to take off when his videos caught the attention of celebrities, who joined him in his expressive lip syncing.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Brenton Ryan’s Mime, too, was more expressive and sympathetic than is the norm for that hapless part.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Taurus April 20-May 20 A negative voice in your head could derail your more expressive urges.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2023
  • The expressive revolving set, so crucial to a tale about who gets to live where, still reveals what the real estate ads don’t: the mess down the hallway, the joists beneath the floor, the bricks behind the plaster.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2022
  • And while sitting in the crowd during the Platinum Pageant later that week, Louis got up to some physically expressive antics in front of the cameras.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Apr. 2023
  • These shorts force directors and composers to be concise and expressive.
    Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2023

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