INDICATIVE in a Sentence

Learn INDICATIVE 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.
346 example sentences for INDICATIVE, such as:
1. Azure skies are indicative of good weather.
2. The corner of the lot was indicated by a stake.
3. His flushed, angry face indicated a choleric nature.
4. A signpost indicated the right road for us to follow.
5. With a nod of his head he indicated to me where I should sit.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of INDICATIVE
indicative
 a.  suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The poise of the head strikes one at once as indicative of thought and power; the head is noble, well-sized, broad, and large behind the ears.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
2  I found him sitting out in the middle of the floor on his stool, a pose which is generally indicative of some mental energy on his part.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
3  "Let your excellencies only leave the matter to me," returned Signor Pastrini in a tone indicative of unbounded self-confidence.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 34. The Colosseum.
4  He maintained a hard, careless deportment, indicative of neither joy nor sorrow: if anything, it expressed a flinty gratification at a piece of difficult work successfully executed.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
5  He was still a pale young gentleman, and had a certain conquered languor about him in the midst of his spirits and briskness, that did not seem indicative of natural strength.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXII
6  The latter shook his head, and made a gesture indicative of his inability to reply.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 23
7  He uttered a sound which was neither sigh nor sob, but was even more indicative than either of a troubled mind.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: 9 Love Leads a Shrewd Man into Strategy
8  His wife had sunk back on the bed near the fireplace, with a face indicative of astonishment.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XII—THE USE MADE OF M. LEBLANC'S FIVE-FRANC PIECE
9  Far away, at the extremity, he perceived tops of trees, spaced at regular intervals, which indicated that the wall separated the garden from an avenue or lane planted with trees.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER X—THE MAN AROUSED
10  By the side of this romantic element which we have just indicated there is the social symptom.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER II—FIRST SKETCH OF TWO UNPREPOSSESSING FIGURES
11  At that epoch mustaches indicated the bourgeois, and spurs the pedestrian.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER XII—M. BAMATABOIS'S INACTIVITY
12  The shadow of the window-frame was not shown, which indicated that the window was wide open.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—THE PERSPICACITY OF MASTER SCAUFFLAIRE
13  Chenildieu was brought in, a prisoner for life, as was indicated by his red cassock and his green cap.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER X—THE SYSTEM OF DENIALS
14  All three remained speechless, and indicated by a sign of the head that they did not know him.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER XI—CHAMPMATHIEU MORE AND MORE ASTONISHED
15  The night wind had risen, which indicated that it must be between one and two o'clock in the morning.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VII—CONTINUATION OF THE ENIGMA
Example Sentence: (136 in 10 pages)
1  There are numerous examples, but the most indicative is probably in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
2  Azure skies are indicative of good weather.
3  The rise in unemployment is seen as indicative of a new economic recession.
4  The corner of the lot was indicated by a stake.
5  A loud guffaw that came from the closed room indicated that the members of the committee had not yet settled down to serious business.
6  The bilious is indicated by a thin, spare face, dark skin, black hair, firm flesh, moderate stoutness, with rough, harsh, and strongly marked features.
7  His flushed, angry face indicated a choleric nature.
8  Even though he remained silent, his grimace indicated his displeasure.
9  The gangrenous condition of the wound was indicated by the putrid smell when the bandages were removed.
10  The crowd murmured angrily and indicated that they did not care to listen to the speaker who was approaching the rostrum.
11  Glaxo was accused of not publicizing the results of tests on one of its anti-depressants, which indicated that the drug might increase the suicidal tendencies in some depressed children who took it.
12  Mexican federal aviation officials have indicated a substantial investment in infrastructure is needed for the airline to comply.
13  A signpost indicated the right road for us to follow.
14  With a nod of his head he indicated to me where I should sit.
15  Reports have indicated that a growing number of medium-sized firms are under financial pressure.