receptive

Example Sentences

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Later in March, the Iranian embassy in Spain said Tehran would be receptive to requests from Madrid concerning transit through the Strait of Hormuz because Spain was "committed to international law".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

He tried to find a receptive audience for the name.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

It isn’t clear how receptive the government officials who met with Ackman were to the plan.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Nick said when he and other staff members raised some of these concerns with management, they were not receptive to it because they "are not being exposed to this content on a day-to-day basis".

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Females of all classes and races were part of the movement that made millions of Americans receptive to the idea of women voting.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler