prescriptive

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2025

The other factor—the prescriptive part—was the large number of skilled artisans and engineers in Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

The new generation of so-called “agentic AI” would be more prescriptive and could automatically turn those insights into actions such as adjusting prices, reordering products, or tailoring marketing messages, said Chen.

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

This is a contrast to the prescriptive approach of Erik ten Hag, who punished players if they were late for meetings.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 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