Example sentences for: substantive

How can you use “substantive” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Both Said's methods and his substantive claims have come under attack.

  • The papers are still milking Bush and the drug thing because they're filling the vacuum that has arisen because you have to cover the GOP front-runner, but he isn't saying anything substantive, let alone controversial.

  • But I don't want to dismiss a substantive concern just because people frequently choose the wrong word to describe it.

  • Quindlen is neither saucy nor one step ahead of the conventional wisdom, but her virtues are ones that Culturebox suspects it's unhealthy to do without: She's substantive and stern; she's loyal to husband and kids; she makes peace, not war; she favors old-fashioned horse sense over brilliance.

  • They did not address substantive issues but did set a schedule for discussions next month aimed at ending their 50-year-old disputes.


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