How to Use constructive in a Sentence

constructive

adjective
Definition of constructivenext
Synonyms for constructivenext
  • Your feedback was not very constructive.
  • The program helps people recently released from prison figure out how they can play a constructive role in society.
  • I tried to offer constructive criticism.
  • But the pledges themselves are meant to be constructive.
    — Diane Selkirk, CNN, 15 Sep. 2021
  • The production so far is constructive and going very well, and both parties are learning a lot from each other.
    — Alexia Fernández, PEOPLE.com, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Based on a different prompt each month, local adult poets will write poems to share with the group for constructive feedback.
    — courant.com, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Those who succeed are awarded points, a system meant to incentivize users to keep their replies civil and constructive.
    — Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Steer clear of wishful thinking and focus on constructive projects in October.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Only in a choreographed work of art could such freewheeling destructive fun exist as a constructive anthem.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2021
  • There are basically two kinds of notice under the law: actual and constructive.
    — Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2021
  • Yet it’s also long been recognized that DNA breakage sometimes plays a constructive role, too.
    — Quanta Magazine, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Most people in both Milwaukee and Oconomowoc want the best for their children and are reasonable and constructive in seeking that.
    — Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2021
  • Participants read their pieces and receive constructive critique.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2021
  • This approach creates a constructive mindset and strengthens the company’s resilience.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Underly said a wide range of aspects of minority history are taught in Wisconsin schools, and in constructive ways.
    — Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Learn strategies and skills to handle family political differences in a constructive way.
    — Carl Weiser, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Psaki declined to weigh in on whether Johnson’s comments were constructive at a moment when the U.S. was trying to mend relations with France.
    — Sylvie Corbet, chicagotribune.com, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Having some time in groups and some time on your own seems to be the most constructive.
    — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Riyadh tried to play a more constructive role after 2012, when protests brought down Saleh.
    — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
  • All of these are constructive ways to take risks and leverage the power of your passion.
    — Tracy Brower, Forbes, 4 July 2022
  • One big lesson that Kidd hopes will be constructive for his team.
    — Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Make good use of the constructive energies the sun and Saturn are casting down.
    — USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
  • And yet, Pagenaud said both crews and the team at-large took the constructive criticism in-stride.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 1 June 2022
  • The building blocks are constructive and destructive at the same time, the artist told a visitor to the show opening.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
  • But there’s a constructive, positive way to look at this.
    — Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 28 Oct. 2022
  • That's our role as educators, to help guide them, and being constructive and not just yelling at the wind.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The show has been a marvel of that — constructive tolerance.
    — Wesley Morris Ron Butler Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Bankman-Fried: There are nonconstructive people on both sides of the aisle, and there are constructive people on both sides of the aisle.
    — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The fallout of clashes with a new spouse can be constructive or destructive.
    — Time, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Art is constructive, whereas drugs annihilate, and religion can be exploited.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024

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