Sentence examples for the prescriptive from inspiring English sources
adjective
Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.
It was supposed to proffer the prescriptive.
Why Webby people like the "prescriptive quality" of a zine.
Earlier in the meeting, Rich Tradition won the Schuylerville, the prescriptive preliminary for the Spinaway.
They are taking in the bad news and not paying attention to the prescriptive elements".
They were uncomfortable at the prescriptive nature of it, at having a number on it.
The prescriptive doctrines that Flora cites in her post are the first words that should be cut as unnecessary.
The prescriptive measure Banks concludes with is: Black women should be more open to marrying outside their race.
Unfortunately, the prescriptive, holier-than-thou crowd has made its way over from the university library to the dating scene.
The prescriptive elements of the charitable sector came as a bit of a shock to begin with.
However, the SNP's shadow leader of the House Pete Wishart launched a scathing attack on the "prescriptive proposals".
Curiously, the Talmud, the prescriptive text of Jewish law, says that Yom Kippur is a day to lift the spirits.
