How to Use medicine in a Sentence

medicine

noun
  • He forgot to take his medicine.
  • Did you look in the medicine cabinet for a pain reliever?
  • She's interested in a career in medicine.
  • Their research has led to many important advances in modern medicine.
  • This move changed the formulas of cough and cold medicines in the U.S..
    Randy Hatton, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The best way to achieve the medicine of laughter is through people.
    Sofia D'uva, oregonlive, 20 July 2023
  • Any change to PBMs will be met with worries that patients will not get their medicines.
    Bob Kocher, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Don’t forget antacids and over-the-counter medicines to ease digestion.
    Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Zack spent the next three years in and out of hospitals and trying medicines that didn’t seem to work.
    Kate Wheeling, The Atlantic, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Bryce Cohen has asthma and wasn't able to make an easy switch to the new generic of the medicine Flovent, his mother said.
    Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Some people are willing to take the risk of a side effect because the benefit of the medicine is so great.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2023
  • This first suite of studies shows three main ways the brain map can be used for biology and medicine.
    Popular Science, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Transferred to the safekeeping of Qatar, the middleman in the hostage deal, the money may be used only to buy food or medicine.
    Karl Vick, Time, 20 Sep. 2023
  • There is no specific medicine to treat people who are sick with norovirus.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Burke was a physician first licensed to practice medicine in Colorado in 1981.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The consortium controls the road to the country’s main airport and seaport, leading to shortages of food and medicine.
    Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
  • At the high school, the boys studied agriculture, medicine, law enforcement.
    Oliver Munday, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Gold, who was groggy from his medicine and just waking up, said adrenaline rushed through him as his eyes popped open.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
  • High prices, long waits and medicine shortages don’t help the situation, either.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Participants learn how plants were used for food, shelter and medicine.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
  • This means that in some places a person must spend their entire income on life-sustaining medicine.
    David Panzirer, STAT, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Rachel has worked in medicine One of the few siblings who doesn’t work in entertainment, Rachel worked as a physician’s assistant.
    Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 23 Dec. 2023
  • But as science and medicine continue their dogged onward march, aging is starting to look less set in stone.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • High prices are the reason that a company would attempt to develop a new medicine for a market of 1,000 patients.
    Standish Fleming, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Without volunteers like Anabelle, the medicine would not have moved forward.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Too often, the future of medicine isn’t equally distributed.
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Robicheaux, who gave up his medical license after the charges were filed, may then seek to have his record expunged and seek to practice medicine again.
    Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • This time, the board took a tougher stance, deciding that Kelly can’t practice medicine until a formal hearing.
    The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Loose, watery stools may be a side effect of certain medicines or a food intolerance.
    Amanda Gardner, Health, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Definite no-no’s: Snooping through the hostess’ medicine cabinet or asking for a to-go plate.
    Charlottefive Staff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024

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