How to Use clinical in a Sentence
clinical
adjective- Three hundred patients were involved in the clinical study.
- She enjoys her clinical practice but is looking forward to working in a laboratory.
- Both experimental and clinical evidence show that the treatment is effective.
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What is the current state of the clinical use of gene therapy?
—Jean Bennett, The Conversation, 12 May 2023
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But Gilead made no moves to take the drug to formal clinical trials.
—Mary Hui, Quartz, 6 July 2022
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The last time clinical guidance for BOP was released was in 2016.
—Jamie Joseph, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2023
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Yeagley said the team needed to be a little more clinical around the goal.
—Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Sep. 2022
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If the car is too clinical, as many EVs are, the enthusiasm to own one will wane.
—K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 23 Apr. 2023
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This problem has been the bane of HIV clinical research for decades.
—Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2022
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Yet there is a lack of clinical research to support claims about the key role of castor oil.
—Justin Laube, EverydayHealth.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Over the weekend, the producer noticed clinical signs in a handful of cows; the next day, more than 40 cows had signs of fever.
—Michael Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 June 2024
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This may well lead to an improvement of the clinical ataxia.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
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The treatment has been used on more than 500 people in clinical trials.
—Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022
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For both shots, the most common ones seen in clinical trials were fever and pain, redness and swelling at the injection site.
—Karen Kaplanscience and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2022
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Look for strains that have been shown to be effective in clinical studies.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 June 2022
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The film offers the same clinical gaze to both the mundane and graphic sides of the adult-entertainment business.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 May 2022
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In the clinical white of the gallery, art can be forbidding, aggrieved, elite, academic.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
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There are no plans to use the embryos for anything other than clinical research.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 16 June 2023
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Relying on harsh overhead lighting can cause a room to feel clinical and cold while too few lights make a room feel dim and sleepy.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024
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The parents said their son will have to wear a hearing aid for the rest of his life and will need consistent clinical attention.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 22 May 2022
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And even once those hurdles have been jumped, years of clinical trials follow.
—Wired, 22 July 2022
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None of the layoffs were among clinical staff, though, and the three-year-old company said all four patient care sites will remain open.
—oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2022
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This formula locks in moisture for up to 24 hours per clinical trials, and isn’t sticky.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2022
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There were further changes in 2021—allowing for a telemedicine clinical visit, and for pharmacies to mail the pills.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
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Only about 12% of drugs in clinical trials are ever approved by the FDA.
—Fortune, 21 July 2022
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The brand ensures that the clinical studies were done on an inclusive range of skin tones to make sure the device is both safe and effective for all.
—Women's Health, 21 Feb. 2023
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In clinical trials, Wegovy was shown to reduce body weight by around 15%.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 1 Feb. 2023
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The whole experience felt almost clinical, like a trip to the doctor.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Their team of clinical experts wants to put you first and is committed to finding the best solutions for your health problems.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2023
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Trial staff at the various clinical sites, with whom some participants have decades-long relationships, are already being laid off.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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