How to Use emotive in a Sentence

emotive

adjective
Definition of emotivenext
  • Yet the play’s emotive core is found in its simplest scenes.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2017
  • But the desire was to tell an emotive story about a guy in his 50s.
    — Town & Country, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Giveon has climbed the charts over the past year thanks to his velvety, emotive baritone.
    — Justin Curto, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2021
  • That's the way co-writer Ryan Hurd views the emotive ballad.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 25 Nov. 2019
  • The 22-year-old’s warm tone and emotive belting earned her a swift four-chair turn from the coaches.
    — USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The soaring, emotive singing of Franklin—even at age 29 one of the great voices of modern times.
    — John Edward Hasse, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2022
  • His emotive voice wraps itself around heart-on-the-sleeve lyrics that can bare his soul and maybe break your heart (in the best way).
    — Jeff Milo, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2018
  • German weightlifter Matthias Steiner was the center of the most emotive moment at the Olympics.
    — Stephen Wade, Star Tribune, 16 Aug. 2020
  • The fresh scent feels like a sweet caress of powdery musks that swells with emotive blooms like jasmine and freesia.
    — ELLE, 1 Aug. 2023
  • For the Leavers, the most emotive subject is democracy.
    — The Economist, 12 Sep. 2019
  • The novel is burdened by a heavy-handed use of emotive prose.
    — Ru Freeman, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Though larded with audacious jokes and sight gags, the play had a strong emotive core.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Revered, emotive, and rooted in the horrors of US slavery and the oppression of race.
    — Emma Reynolds and Aimee Lewis, CNN, 19 June 2020
  • Cats can sometimes get a bad rap for being aloof or not emotive.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
  • There’s no dominant kind of emotive issue in the ether.
    — Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 7 June 2024
  • Sansa is overcome, embracing him and sitting with him in the godswood, and Bran is, uh, less emotive.
    — Danielle Ohl, baltimoresun.com, 31 July 2017
  • The pairing of Erin Burt and Brian Heil is both passionate and emotive.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Howard’s renown pipes were emotive and powerful throughout the set.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 16 May 2022
  • Even the most emotive Memmos have a flippancy to them, not helped by their brevity.
    — Laurence Scott, Wired, 4 Feb. 2021
  • The climactic scene and the emotive needle drop would make even the blackest of hearts throb with a little emotion.
    — Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2023
  • One is that the issue is highly-emotive and symbolic for both sides.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2020
  • So much emotive energy is dispensed in a place like that.
    — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The lengthy flight duration, emotive movie plotlines, and a certain amount of anonymity is a sure-fire way to open the floodgates.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2024
  • His newest single, released this month, is a heartfelt, emotive tune that carries just the right amount of bite to it.
    — Chip McCabe, courant.com, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Willow Smith, who performs as Willow, has all the trappings of the emo punk genre: the florid lyrics, the emotive bellow, the septum piercing.
    — Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Kids’ data is an emotive subject, and all this couldn’t be coming at a worse time for TikTok.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The members were also seen choosing the song as a pre-album release track due to its emotive style and meaning.
    — Tamar Herman, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2017
  • The Democratic primary is an emotive contest to prove who cares the most.
    — Jonah Goldberg, National Review, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Known for her emotive lyrics and haunting melodies, Abrams is the perfect appetizer before the main course.
    — Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Produced by La Crème, the single combines her sweet croon with Wheeler’s tender approach, creating an alluring and emotive mix of Latin pop and urban rhythms.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024

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