SUBSTANTIVE in a Sentence

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Example sentences for SUBSTANTIVE, such as:

1. Ideas almost refuse to be expressed in these substantives which are fugitives from justice.
2. Although the delegates were aware of the importance of the problem, they could not agree on the substantive issues.
3. Classification, analysis, and substantive interpretation are all subject to the particular perspective of the researcher.

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 Meanings and Examples of SUBSTANTIVE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
substantive
 a.  essential; not imaginary; actual or real
Classic Sentence:
1  Ideas almost refuse to be expressed in these substantives which are fugitives from justice.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—ROOTS
Example Sentence:
1  Rawls's representative agent is portrayed as a disembodied party devoid of any substantive human characteristics except rationality.
2  Classification, analysis, and substantive interpretation are all subject to the particular perspective of the researcher.
3  Although the delegates were aware of the importance of the problem, they could not agree on the substantive issues.