Examples of prevention in a Sentence
Exercise and diet play a role in the prevention of heart disease.
good crowd control is crucial to the prevention of riots
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Cancer Garlic contains several beneficial compounds, some of which may have cancer-prevention properties.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 4 Dec. 2025
Crime in Stockton has fallen this year In the city of Stockton, crime prevention efforts had led to a modest drop in overall crime for the first nine months of 2025 when compared to the year before, data from the Stockton Police Department shows.
—Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
As frigid weather sets in, the number of emergency cold weather beds for unhoused individuals in Kansas City has more than doubled this year, rising by nearly 500 beds, according to the city’s houseless prevention coordinator.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
The benefits themselves are not in danger—those cannot be legally withheld, but the administrative funds pay for staffing, processing, and fraud prevention at the state level.
—Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 4 Dec. 2025
Crime in Stockton has fallen this year In the city of Stockton, crime prevention efforts had led to a modest drop in overall crime for the first nine months of 2025 when compared to the year before, data from the Stockton Police Department shows.
—Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
As frigid weather sets in, the number of emergency cold weather beds for unhoused individuals in Kansas City has more than doubled this year, rising by nearly 500 beds, according to the city’s houseless prevention coordinator.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
The benefits themselves are not in danger—those cannot be legally withheld, but the administrative funds pay for staffing, processing, and fraud prevention at the state level.
—Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Prevention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prevention. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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prevention
noun
pre·ven·tion
pri-ˈven-chən 
: the act or practice of preventing something
the prevention of fires
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