negative
Example Sentences
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She feared that her daughter – a young woman of marriageable age – would attract negative attention and face difficulties if she stayed single.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
The only thing growing faster than the artificial-intelligence industry may be Americans’ negative feelings about it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
For Netskope, there is no forward P/E because the company is expected by analysts to post negative combined earnings over the next 12 months.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
The average S&P 500 return on a new chair’s first day is negative 0.29%, though the two worst performances in the modern era were largely coincidental.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
I reached to brush it off the table, and she stopped me with her nose, looked pointedly at the cactus, and gave a deliberate negative shake of her head, then looked up at me.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing negative
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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