emotive
Example Sentences
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Acting, as Chalamet has shown time and again, is as much about a lithe and flexible body as it is about an emotive psyche.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
His co-headliner Australian DJ and producer Fodera is known for his emotive house sound.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
Bob Weir, a founding member of countercultural icons the Grateful Dead, known for his singular guitar playing, emotive singing and vibrant songwriting, has died at 78.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026
Diners were ushered into a grand, circular room, served by waiters dressed in "hanfu", and treated to an eight-act performance involving twirling dancers and emotive dialogue from actors.
From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025
Dark and emotive, they suggested a trace of ex-otic blood in his heritage—Greek, maybe, or Chippewa—and conveyed a vulnerability that made Westerberg want to take the kid under his wing.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.