react

Example Sentences

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"We have to react to this defeat and this disappointing season," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

In addition, shifting wartime assets to western Saudi bases could have raised sensitive diplomatic issues as American officials were worried about how other Gulf states would react.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

And the more I read, the more it opened up thinking, like, how would a very strong family react to this?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Voters in later-voting states could react to results from earlier contests.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Nobody else knew how to react, and they basically looked at each other like, Is she serious or joking?!

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller