How to Use inhibit in a Sentence

inhibit

verb

• You shouldn't allow fear of failure to inhibit you.
• Strict laws are inhibiting economic growth.
• He was inhibited by modesty.
• Fear can inhibit people from expressing their opinions.
• And some of it comes over the Ethiopian Plateau and inhibits the rainfall over the Nile.
  — Quanta Magazine, 10 July 2025
• But what inhibits us can turn into the motors and change that.
  — Patrick Pacheco, latimes.com, 11 June 2018
• The plant can grow up to up to 14 feet, creating a lot of shade in the area and inhibiting the growth of native species.
  — Travis Fedschun, Fox News, 18 June 2018
• The mounds inhibit oxygen exchange and expose the trunk to rot, pests and pathogens.
  — cleveland, 15 Apr. 2021
• Some were enacted in the wake of the Civil War to inhibit Black progress.
  — Patricia McKnight, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2020
• Drugs could inhibit some of the cytokines by binding to them.
  — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 23 June 2020
• Ecosphere claims to inhibit the growth of mold and absorb as much CO2 as a tree would in nature.
  — Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2020
• This, in turn, likely has helped inhibit the wintertime growth of the ice.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
• Sunlight helps dry dew or rain off the leaves quickly, and can inhibit the growth of powdery mildew.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2025
• At that stage, larvae inhibit the flow of nutrients beneath the bark, killing the tree.
  — Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2018
• Others may have a lot of ear hair or use hearing aids, both of which can inhibit this process.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 24 June 2022
• Avoid plants that attract the same pests and diseases and any that may inhibit tomato growth.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
• Looking for wedding shoes that feel special and luxe, but won’t inhibit your right to break it down on the dance floor?
  — refinery29.com, 5 June 2018
• But is what seems like a harmless habit inhibiting you from doing your best work?
  — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
• This compound can inhibit the growth of certain plants.
  — Debbie Wolfe, Popular Science, 26 June 2024
• With kids who are actors, there’s a level of nervousness that inhibits them a bit.
  — Holly Jones, Variety, 25 Aug. 2023
• The idea is that any amount of fat will inhibit the whites from whipping properly, and egg yolks are mostly fat.
  — Martha Holmberg, Twin Cities, 5 June 2019
• Is there something in loquat leaves that would inhibit growth of the jasmine?
  — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Apr. 2021
• The cloth—which would be applied directly to the armpits—works to block sweat production by inhibiting the sweat gland.
  — Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, 29 June 2018
• Too much wood ash can alter the pH of compost and inhibit the composting process.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2024
• Churchwell said the drug class slows the heart by inhibiting and binding to beta one and beta two receptors on the heart.
  — Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
• When something starts to inhibit your growth or starts pulling you away from your core strengths, don’t be afraid to seek external help.
  — Brett Beveridge, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
• The salt draws out the water and inhibits the growth of many undesirable microorganisms.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2023
• However, when dill matures and is ready to seed, the herbs can inhibit tomato plant growth.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 2 May 2024
• This will inhibit a housing provider from trying to build more units because of all of the restrictions.
  — Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2023
• Does Howard’s refusal to play dirty inhibit him from fighting back against Kim and Jimmy?
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 23 May 2022