emotive

Example Sentences

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The actor gives an overly emotive performance as Dwight D. Eisenhower in this clunky D-Day drama.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“The emotive nature of the category, alongside these durable levers that we bring to market, puts us in a category which is relatively much more inert to some of these macro headwinds,” Singh said.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Acting, as Chalamet has shown time and again, is as much about a lithe and flexible body as it is about an emotive psyche.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

On average, their eyes dwelt on their screen for longer when the language was angry and emotive.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

It was hard to curb my love for the exaggerated gesture and the emotive voice.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou