conditioned

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Los Angeles and Tucson, Ariz. Despite many close friendships, especially with women, he was at heart a loner, conditioned, possibly, by clinical depression, for which he sought electroshock therapy even though it addled his brain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Powell conditioned any such approach on first seeing tariff-driven goods inflation recede.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Over the past few years, investors have been conditioned to reflexively buy the dip in stocks during periods of geopolitical stress.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

And I guess theater, I’m just not so conditioned in it, but the mistakes can be also a beautiful part of that too.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Listeners had been conditioned to pay close attention to these bulletins.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow