demonstrative

Example Sentences

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And he has a distaste for “poverty porn,” of the kind showcased at fundraising concerts by morally demonstrative pop stars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Previously, I’d been seduced by demonstrative courtship, but Mark wasn’t effusive, and when someone bursted into laughter with “She’s hysterical!” at one of my jokes, Mark looked bewildered.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 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

The audience’s demonstrative empathy for Louis, though, is as much a credit to the writing as Goldstein’s performance.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2024

And indeed Thessicher thawed after his first alarm was past, and with Karhidish volatility became demonstrative and nostalgic, recalling old days and old acquaintances with Estraven beside the fire half the night.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin