prescriptive

Example Sentences

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For Goldhaber, the response to “Pipeline” became instructive for his work becoming less prescriptive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

In its place: a more prescriptive framework that explicitly warns against the health risk of ultra-processed foods, and calls for Americans to eat more protein, embrace saturated fat, and cut back on carbohydrates.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

Asked about the market’s rate-hike expectations, Macklem said he isn’t going to put rate policy on a prescriptive timeline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Coming from another breed of mom, this would be a prelude to prescriptive punishment.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2025

As we shall see, many prescriptive rules originated for screwball reasons, impede clear and graceful prose, and have been flouted by the best writers for centuries.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker