receptive

Example Sentences

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He tried to find a receptive audience for the name.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Drugmakers, who have long blamed PBMs for driving up US medicine costs, have also been receptive, expressing interest in exploring direct-to-consumer sales for other kinds of drugs.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

What’s Next: It isn’t clear how receptive the government officials were to Ackman’s plan.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Nick said when he and other staff members raised some of these concerns with management, they were not receptive to it because they "are not being exposed to this content on a day-to-day basis".

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The four representatives of the upper classes sat down wherever they could—there were only two stools—and stared at the holy man in receptive silence.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White