How to Use fentanyl in a Sentence

fentanyl

noun
  • The spread and sale of fentanyl led to a rise in US overdose deaths.
    — Amir Vera, CNN, 12 June 2022
  • There's no second chances most of the time for fentanyl.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 2 July 2023
  • Those pills were found to be laced with fentanyl, Buchanan said.
    — Henri Hollis, ajc, 23 Nov. 2022
  • But border seizures make up just a small part of the fentanyl seized throughout the state.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
  • As part of the November study, the team tested the pill on a pig that had been dosed with fentanyl.
    — Celia Ford, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Just two milligrams of fentanyl, about the size of a pencil tip, can kill.
    — Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Unbeknownst to him, the tablets were laced with fentanyl.
    — Tony Holt, Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The two drugs that caused the most U.S. overdose deaths last year — fentanyl and meth — are both produced in labs.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 28 May 2022
  • Even the smallest amount of fentanyl can cause overdose and death.
    — al, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Lab tests show that about seven-in-10 pills seized by the DEA contain a lethal dose of fentanyl.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 8 May 2024
  • But the truth about fentanyl is scary enough without these fantasies and fairy tales.
    — Ryan Hampton, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Most of the people smoking fentanyl or meth on this city’s streets balled them up and tossed them onto the ground.
    — Zusha Elinson, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2023
  • That is enough fentanyl to kill every man, woman, and child in the United States.
    — Michael Lee, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Explain what fentanyl is and that it can be found in pills bought online or from friends.
    — Mike Baker, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The sample was sent to the State Crime Lab where tests showed Havens was under the influence of fentanyl and ketamine at the time of the crash.
    — Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Nearly all seizures of fentanyl have taken place at the ports of entry.
    — Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, 16 Feb. 2023
  • But fentanyl is so easy and cheap to make that when cops capture a big batch, cartels just churn out more.
    — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 20 June 2024
  • Trump said all three countries needed to do more to curb the amount of fentanyl coming over the border.
    — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Related: Methadone doses haven’t kept up in the age of fentanyl.
    — Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The woman said the ‘rock’ was either heroin or fentanyl.
    — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 3 July 2022
  • It has been said that 80% of fentanyl coming into the U.S. comes through Arizona.
    — Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
  • And what it's meant is that a lot of fentanyl is coming into our country.
    — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The reported presence of fentanyl in his body makes her wonder if the meth had been laced with it.
    — Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The office ruled the manner of death an accident and the cause as a mix of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine.
    — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2023
  • Siete added that 70% of the drugs in the community are fentanyl.
    — Nadia Cantú, The Arizona Republic, 28 Sep. 2022
  • This is just a labor of love in honor of my son and all the other children that have lost their lives to fentanyl.
    — Jane Pauley, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2024
  • The vaccine also blocked one of the effects of fentanyl: pain relief.
    — Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The staffers worry that contraband fentanyl could kill one of the young men before the June 30 closure.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
  • The sheriff emphasized how the amount of fentanyl seized could have impacted the entire county.
    — Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
  • About 110 guns, trafficking quantities of fentanyl, and ammunition have been seized over the course of the investigation, which began last year.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025

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