indicative

Example Sentences

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First-quarter results should therefore not be taken as indicative for the rest of 2026, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

“These OIG reports are based on a very small subset of specifically selected nursing homes and are not indicative of national trends,”  Holly Harmon, a vice president of the trade association AHCA/NCAL, tells MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

One of them is a title so generic, so blandly inoffensive yet simultaneously indicative of hope, resolve, or insider knowledge as to be, ultimately, unmemorable.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Though fluent in academic lingo, his verse was approachable, written with students and the public in mind and indicative of someone who always made sure to not stay stuck in the proverbial ivory tower.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The history of the proposed amendment in Congress would be indicative of how difficult it would be to get it passed into law.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler