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"Receptive" in a Sentence (11 examples)
The Japanese are highly receptive to new ideas.
Tom wasn't real receptive to the plan.
Sami was pretty receptive.
My tendency is to characterize much of this universe as a very vast desert with rare biology. Meanwhile, my friend Bratislav "Brian" Tepsa opines that forms of biology are ubiquitous throughout this universe. I remain receptive.
In the retina of the eye, a cone has a much smaller receptive field than a rod, giving us sharper colour vision in bright conditions.
Let's build a receptive and tolerant society without discrimination or racism!
As heaven maintains its vigorous motion, the noble person should strive for continuous self-improvement. As the earth's nature is receptive and nurturing, the noble person should cultivate great virtue to support and carry all things.
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The patient was receptive to her treatment
The owner drank cider at the Spotted Woodpigeon and talked pleasantly with the villagers, who, on learning that he had never even heard of the Surrey cattle-maimings, were at great pains to pour information and theories into his receptive ear.
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When the delightful draught is quaffed and the winged beggar turns to leave, it is confronted with a straight and narrow way out, and before the open can be reached our bee must squeeze under a receptive stigma covered with sticky hairs which comb the pollen grains from the fuzzy back of the visitor.
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