prescriptive

Example Sentences

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The Senate’s mandate would generally be more prescriptive on retrofitting aircraft, while the House’s version would allow more flexibility in how to comply.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 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

“We’re trying to find ways to do therapy so that it doesn’t feel as prescriptive, and that they don’t feel like they’re being told how to recover.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

Besides KSE's annual team summit, the cross-sport connections are more organic than prescriptive.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

It is true that descriptive and prescriptive rules are different kinds of things and that descriptive and prescriptive grammarians are engaged in different kinds of activities.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker