RESPONSE in a Sentence

Learn RESPONSE 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.
409 example sentences for RESPONSE, such as:
1. A fierce cheer was their response.
2. His response was one of complete disbelief.
3. They growled a response and went on digging.
4. Demby made no response, but stood his ground.
5. Our immediate response to the attack was sheer horror.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of RESPONSE
response
 n.  the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
 n.  a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
Classic Sentence: (199 in 14 pages)
1  The sled swerved in response, but he righted it again, kept it straight, and drove down on the black projecting mass.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
2  In response to Ellen's letters, pleading with her to come home, she wrote minimizing the dangers of the siege, explaining Melanie's predicament and promising to come as soon as the baby was born.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
3  But that forlorn whisper brought instant response from somewhere in the darkness beside the bed and the soft voice of the one she called made answer in lullaby tones: "I'm here, dear."
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LVI
4  Meanwhile he cast agonized glances in the direction of Miss Bart, whose only response was to sink into an attitude of more graceful abstraction.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 4
5  A fierce cheer was their response.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 54. The Town-Ho's Story.
6  So the signal was set to see what response would be made.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 71. The Jeroboam's Story.
7  The white people won't stand this sort of thing, and whether they be insulted as individuals are as a race, the response will be prompt and effectual.
Southern Horrors By Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Context  Highlight   In V
8  He cast one appealing glance at her, to which she made no response.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXV
9  His hand had strayed to her beautiful shoulders, and he could feel the response of her flesh to his touch.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXXI
10  When she knocked at Mademoiselle Reisz's door one afternoon there was no response; so unlocking the door, as usual, she entered and found the apartment deserted, as she had expected.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXXIII
11  Demby made no response, but stood his ground.
The Narrative of the Life By Frederick Douglass
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
12  "Amen," was the murmured response from the lips of Tom and Mammy, and some of the elder ones, who belonged to the Methodist church.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
13  They growled a response and went on digging.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
14  He sat down and tried to seem gay, but it was up-hill work; it roused no smile, no response, and he lapsed into silence and let his heart sink down to the depths.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
15  The Red-Handed made no response, being better employed.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The West African forces went on the offensive in response to attacks on them.
2  Our immediate response to the attack was sheer horror.
3  The government may declare martial law in response to the latest violence in the region.
4  Pressing the "Yes" or "No" response button stops the clock.
5  Citizen discussion panels need to explore issues such as public transport, community care, or response to unemployment.
6  She has received a response from that college to her application.
7  He miscalculated badly when he underestimated the response of the international community to the invasion.
8  His response was one of complete disbelief.
9  This cheaper model was produced in response to customer demand.
10  Good customer relations require courtesy, professionalism and effective response.
11  The product was developed in response to customer demand.
12  He wishes the govern-ment would be more attentive to detail in their response.
13  He has managed to find a response to each new political development that chimes in with most Germans' instinct.
14  When her knock elicited no response , she opened the door and peeped in.
15  There may have been an element of jealousy in her response.