prescriptive

Example Sentences

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The process is prescriptive, but the effect is liberating.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

In its place: a more prescriptive framework that explicitly warns against the health risk of ultra-processed foods, and calls for Americans to eat more protein, embrace saturated fat, and cut back on carbohydrates.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

Asked about the market’s rate-hike expectations, Macklem said he isn’t going to put rate policy on a prescriptive timeline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Coming from another breed of mom, this would be a prelude to prescriptive punishment.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2025

Once you understand that prescriptive rules are the conventions of a specialized form of the language, most of the iptivist controversies evaporate.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker