demonstrative
Example Sentences
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He is not a demonstrative individual, in news conferences or on the sideline.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Lanier leaned on his down-home Texas folksiness throughout the trial, telling the jury what was on his heart and scribbling with grease pencil on his demonstrative aids.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
The group’s atmospheric sound and heart-on-sleeve romanticism have become touchstones for a wide variety of acts, from tranquil dream-poppers to loud and demonstrative emo-punks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
These videos aren’t necessarily emblematic of what I like, but their presence is demonstrative of the strangest, most rat-like part of my brain, seeking dopamine hits in the form of weird, 30-second blips.
From Slate • Dec. 17, 2024
And indeed Thessicher thawed after his first alarm was past, and with Karhidish volatility became demonstrative and nostalgic, recalling old days and old acquaintances with Estraven beside the fire half the night.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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