Example Sentences

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The Aztec death whistle seems to acoustically and affectively mimic other deterring sounds.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024

“They did not feel it was based on our ability to affectively deliver a humanitarian response to this crisis.”

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2018

“In the long-term, we need a more permanent solution that wouldn’t negatively affectively individuals who have been smuggled out. We just decided it’s probably not the right way to go right now.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 17, 2016

But Mueck's work is difficult – it's just that by creating models that are precise in their parts, while altered in size, he has produced art that is both affectively immediate and comprehensible.

From The Guardian • Aug. 27, 2010

The plump and muscular figure of Horace Endicott, dressed perfectly, posed affectively, expressed the self-confidence of the aristocrat.

From The Art of Disappearing by Smith, John Talbot