How to use reaction in a sentence

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• Skill is the product of hours of practice. His reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue.From the entry product
• Our reaction to cute attributes is understood as the way nature ensures mammals care for their young.From the entry cute
• The heat of the sunlight affected the speed of the chemical reaction.From the entry affect
• He acted on reflex, an acerebral reaction to a situation beyond his control.From the entry acerebral
• Watch for the temperature to drop sharply, then you’ll know the reaction is complete.From the entry drop
• His acarophobia was obvious from his reaction when I told him he had lice.From the entry acarophobia
• Since the reaction liberates a large amount of chlorine gas, a powerful ventilation system is recommended.From the entry liberate
• When he saw that lion leaping towards him, his gut reaction was to run.From the entry gut reaction
• The reaction takes several hours, so we leave a graduate student to babysit it.From the entry babysit
• The airline's new livery received a mixed reaction from the press.From the entry livery
• When confronted by opposition his reaction was to bluster, which often cowed the meek.From the entry bluster
• Such reactions are re-creatable in the laboratory because the conditions for their formation can be re-created.From the entry re-creatable
• On the addition of ammonia, a chemical reaction begins.From the entry on
• As we get older, our reactions get slower.From the entry our
• Newton's third law of motion states that to every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction.From the entry law
• This reaction substitutes a potassium for a sodium.From the entry potassium
• This reaction substitutes a ruthenium for an osmium.From the entry ruthenium
• The Arbuzov reaction is performed by adding the bromide to the phosphite, neat. The molecular beam was neat acetylene.From the entry neat
• The reaction was about to become critical.From the entry critical
• The Manhattan Project produced the first recorded controlled chain reaction.From the entry chain reaction
• My favorite computer game was met with mixed reactions.From the entry mixed reaction
• Such a discussion deserves rationality, not emotional gut reactions.From the entry rationality
• The swiftness of his reaction saved the child.From the entry swiftness
• When an allergic reaction caused Jack's throat to swell, the paramedics inserted a tracheal tube so that he could breathe.From the entry tracheal
• I was thinking along the lines of writing to the local paper, to see if we can get some reaction.From the entry along the lines of
• The intense gamma and X-rays from the fission reaction start to plasmise the air of the developing fireball.From the entry plasmise
• For quotations using this term, see Citations:reaction GIF.From the entry reaction GIF
• Because the Chernobyl reactor had a large positive void coefficient, the reaction accelerated rapidly once the coolant water started to boil.From the entry void coefficient
• Ambiodic inhibitors suppress both anodic and cathodic reactions.From the entry ambiodic
• I hadn't bargained on her bad reaction to the prank.From the entry bargain on
• The control rods absorb neutrons in the reactor core, keeping the fission reaction under control and preventing it from going prompt critical.From the entry under control
• This deflagatory reaction created sufficient pressure to propel a projectile out of a tube with enough speed to kill or injure an opposing combatant.From the entry deflagatory
• For a mixture with two components at a fixed pressure, the eutectic reaction can only happen at a fixed chemical composition and temperature, called the eutectic point.From the entry eutectic
• Listening to Prosser, one gets the impression that this need to 'upgrade' is almost a kneejerk reaction.2026 April 1, Richard Foster, “Fenland bridge "not safe"”, in RAIL, number 1058, page 33. From the entry bone of contention
• Huntingdon's ferocity makes the reaction of staff all the more brave.2025 November 12, Philip Haigh, “High praise for rail staff's courage and clear thinking”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 50. From the entry flee

Meaning of reaction

1. noun An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event.
2. noun A transformation in which one or more substances is converted into another by combination or decomposition.
3. noun Reactionary politics; a period in which reactionary thought or politics is resurgent or dominant.

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Questions about reaction in a sentence

How do you use reaction in a sentence?

Reaction is used as a noun. For example: “The announcement of the verdict brought a violent reaction.”

What is a short sentence with reaction?

“The reaction was about to become critical.”

What does reaction mean?

Reaction means an action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event.