connective

Example Sentences

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“I don’t think people can appreciate how she is very much the connective tissue to a lot of what we are seeing that has taken place,” Chukwu said.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

It supports and strengthens skin, nails, bones and connective tissues, including tendons and cartilage.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

The absence of hierarchy unlocked in them what the author calls “a connective energy they didn’t know they possessed.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The researchers examined 24 pancreatic cancer samples and found that the stroma, the connective tissue that supports the tumor, plays an active role in cancer progression rather than serving as a passive structure.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026

These relations may be conveyed without even using a connective word: all the writer has to do is write the statements using parallel syntax and vary only the words that indicate the difference.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker