COMMUNICATIVE in a Sentence

Learn COMMUNICATIVE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

264 example sentences for COMMUNICATIVE, such as:

1. By degrees, Milady became more communicative.
2. Marianne's countenance was more communicative.
3. Dolphins use sound to communicate with each other.
4. Initiative, independent and good communication skill.
5. Radio is an important communication medium in many countries.

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 Meanings and Examples of COMMUNICATIVE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
communicative
 a.  able or tending to communicate
 a.  of or relating to communication
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He didn't say any more but we've always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
2  He bowed courteously to the communicative townsman, and whispering a few words to his Indian attendant, they both made their way through the crowd.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In III. THE RECOGNITION
3  Marianne's countenance was more communicative.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 18
4  As he was so communicative, I felt that reserve on my part would be a bad return unsuited to our years.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXII
5  He was very communicative last night, and told me more of his life.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter L
6  Neither did I like to say, that I hoped he had not been too communicative to Uriah; or to inquire if they had talked much about me.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 17. SOMEBODY TURNS UP
7  Her normal manner among the heathfolk had that reticence which results from the consciousness of superior communicative power.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: 3 The Custom of the Country
8  Sherlock Holmes was not very communicative during the long drive and lay back in the cab humming the tunes which he had heard in the afternoon.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In II. THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
9  Like most people who lead a lonely life, she was shy at first, but ended by becoming extremely communicative.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
10  I had often endeavoured to elicit from my companion what had first turned his mind in the direction of criminal research, but had never caught him before in a communicative humour.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. The Adventure of The "Gloria Scott"
11  It is just possible that to-morrow may find him in a more communicative mood.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. The Adventure of The Resident Patient
12  Young lady, I am disposed to be gregarious and communicative to-night.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
13  There was nothing of presumption or folly in Bingley that could provoke his ridicule, or disgust him into silence; and he was more communicative, and less eccentric, than the other had ever seen him.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 55
14  By degrees, Milady became more communicative.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 36 DREAM OF VENGEANCE
15  I shall commit my thoughts to paper, it is true; but that is a poor medium for the communication of feeling.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 2
Example Sentence: (54 in 4 pages)
16  Radio is an important communication medium in many countries.
17  They underwent courses in radio communication, demolition, and sabotage.
18  Be aware of how your employees respond to various existing channels of communication and pick what works best for your situation.
19  Initiative, independent and good communication skill.
20  They predict that the majority of internet connections will be by mobile communication devices closer to pocket computers than portable telephones.
21  They predict that the vast majority of internet connections will be by mobile communication devices closer to pocket computers than portable telephones.
22  In this age of information and communication, no sector can remain aloof from the revolution in these fileds.
23  This study examined patronizing communication in the law enforcement or civilian intergroup context.
24  E-mail did revolutionize communication in academe.
25  It faced huge supply chain problems due to a myriad of problems at its warehouses, poor communication with headquarters and the use of inexperienced staff.
26  His skill lies in his ability to communicate quite complex ideas very simply.
27  By the age of two most children have begun to communicate verbally.
28  Dolphins use sound to communicate with each other.
29  New technology has made it possible to communicate more easily.
30  We can now communicate instantly with people on the other side of the world.