demonstrative
Example Sentences
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The group’s atmospheric sound and heart-on-sleeve romanticism have become touchstones for a wide variety of acts, from tranquil dream-poppers to loud and demonstrative emo-punks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
World number one Aryna Sabalenka will provide the demonstrative energy in Saturday's Australian Open final, while fifth seed Elena Rybakina will offer clinical composure from the other side of the net.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
“How he not only led by example, but he was very demonstrative in the practice in terms of his expectations of the team, how they played, their togetherness,” Pelinka said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025
These videos aren’t necessarily emblematic of what I like, but their presence is demonstrative of the strangest, most rat-like part of my brain, seeking dopamine hits in the form of weird, 30-second blips.
From Slate • Dec. 17, 2024
It was unusual because she was not a demonstrative woman.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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