How do you use Corrective in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like disciplinary or strict, plus the exact meaning.
Corrective meaning
- Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct.
- Qualifying; limiting.
Synonyms of Corrective
Using Corrective
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct. | Qualifying; limiting.
- Useful related words include: disciplinary, disciplinal, nonindulgent, strict.
- In the example corpus, corrective often appears in combinations such as: corrective action, corrective measures, of corrective.
Context around Corrective
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 12 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Corrective
- In this selection, "corrective" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, take, submit, year, action, measures and actions stand out and add context to how "corrective" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include adopt 18 corrective actions including and an over corrective cancel culture. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "corrective" sits close to words such as absorbs, arenas and asda, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with corrective
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Finally, there are the obvious corrective measures needed. (8 words)
After that, one leg of corrective fall to ₹450 is a possibility. (12 words)
She also claims that she developed severe sinus infections requiring corrective surgery. (12 words)
As part of the settlement, ProCare has also agreed to take part in a three-year corrective action plan with the DEA that is designed to ensure compliance with the CSA in the future, officials said. (36 words)
Eunice graduated Magna Cum Laude from Medgar Evers College on Aug. 31, 1975 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Education after working in the school system as a Corrective Reading professional for several years. (35 words)
The parents expressed the hope that deputies in the House education committee would consider corrective measures that would prevent this phenomenon taking on even greater dimensions with more rejections, and possibly lost scholarships to come. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
After its release, the department issued non-compliance notices to all these municipalities, requesting them to submit corrective action plans to address the shortcomings identified in the report.
After that, one leg of corrective fall to ₹450 is a possibility.
Approval will depend on whether the FAA believes the team has satisfied all corrective actions that stemmed from an investigation following the first launch attempt in April.
As part of the settlement, ProCare has also agreed to take part in a three-year corrective action plan with the DEA that is designed to ensure compliance with the CSA in the future, officials said.
Basically, the state of Texas says you can’t drive a vehicle unless you have on corrective lenses.
Despite having the mesh removed, and several corrective surgeries, Oates still lives in constant pain and has not been able to work since her initial operation.
Eunice graduated Magna Cum Laude from Medgar Evers College on Aug. 31, 1975 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Education after working in the school system as a Corrective Reading professional for several years.
Finally, there are the obvious corrective measures needed.
However, in each case, appropriate corrective measures were taken immediately following the attack.
Indeed, the state’s October letter warned San Francisco that it urgently needs to adopt 18 corrective actions, including skipping Planning Commission hearings outside of high-need areas, and amending inclusionary housing law.
In response to Pikula-Carroll's claims, ACT Corrective Services admitted it had not given any consideration to his back injury or his Aboriginality when making the decision to send him interstate.
Like a rally with limited potential, sometimes we might face a situation where the stock might see a temporary fall in price — for instance, a corrective decline within a broader uptrend.
Organizations must evaluate the effectiveness of their EnMS periodically and take corrective action if necessary.
She also claims that she developed severe sinus infections requiring corrective surgery.
Some people were grateful that Stiller took accountability for the more problematic parts of "Tropic Thunder," while others saw Stiller as another victim of an over-corrective cancel culture.
Tentative signs are emerging that US equity indices could be nearing the end of their corrective decline and appear set to settle in a range in 2023.
The parents expressed the hope that deputies in the House education committee would consider corrective measures that would prevent this phenomenon taking on even greater dimensions with more rejections, and possibly lost scholarships to come.
The proposed rule permits work in dangerous levels of dust "temporarily" while mine operators take corrective action to get dust down to the legal limit.
The San Francisco Fed, which is responsible for supervising lenders in much of the western US, has been pilloried for failing to adequately monitor the bank and order it to take corrective action.
This corrective serum contains two different sized molecules of hyaluronic acid that can help to improve the appearance of concerns such as fine lines and wrinkles.
Common combinations with corrective
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- corrective action 44×
- corrective measures 22×
- of corrective 15×
- corrective services 11×
- and corrective 11×
- corrective surgery 10×
- corrective to 10×
- the corrective 9×
- corrective actions 8×
- take corrective 8×