negative

Example Sentences

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The researchers aimed to extend the time under positive pressure and reduce the period when negative pressure dominates.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

If a person has a hard time cancelling a subscription, they form a negative association with the process, not a positive mentality about the prospect of saving money.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“He’s going to try to continue to try to shape the narrative to counter a lot of the negative reactions about the war.”

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“Unfortunately,” Taylor noted, “that really led to a lot of rattlesnake encounters of the negative kind.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

On the negative side, arts teachers are seen as separate “specialists,” which erroneously relieves the classroom teacher of any responsibility for incorporating the arts into the daily classroom experience.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin