How to Use preventative in a Sentence

preventative

1 of 2 adjective
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  • The first key to at-home care is taking preventative measures.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2023
  • If preventative measures aren't working, here's how to get rid of stink bugs.
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Here’s how: Expand the HIV workforce to provide preventative tools and treatment to those most in need.
    — Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, CNN, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Cover crawlspace vents to avoid drafts and keep up with preventative measures, like keeping your home warm and your taps on.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The preventative spraying and removal of dead palms are both costly.
    — Linda Jones, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Layers of preventative measures both inside and outside the park are in place for the protection of guests and team members.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2022
  • This list is still sort of being figured out, but there's a lot potentially at stake here in terms of preventative care.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The trawler had sailed from Libya, which remains—despite all the money that the E.U. has spent on preventative measures—a hub for human trafficking.
    — Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Judge Reed O’Connor wrote that insurers and employers should not have to cover a vast amount of preventative care cost-free.
    — Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al, 30 Mar. 2023
  • With the help of staff at the shelter, Watts was able to start making and keeping appointments for regular preventative care.
    — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022
  • There is no vaccine for the virus, so preventative measures are the most effective way to avoid infection.
    — Chris Boyette, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Scientists and health experts have made strides in tackling the disease over the last two decades using a wide range of preventative measures.
    — Bethlehem Feleke, CNN, 7 Sep. 2023
  • But wearing nail polish isn't just a preventative measure in the winter.
    — Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping, 19 Oct. 2022
  • However, treatment and preventative measures related to the causes of the bumps can help keep them at bay.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 6 Mar. 2023
  • However, doctors said lifestyle changes and preventative care could help slow some of the decline.
    — Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Kao, Vasyukevich, Levine, and Farina are split on the subject of whether a facelift could be considered a preventative measure.
    — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Eurostar is taking preventative measures to prevent the spread from Paris to London.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The tennis star works hard to prevent injuries, which includes lots of preventative stretching and yoga.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Niculescu said the blood test could be an additional tool in preventative mental health care.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Another way to keep stink bugs out is through preventative measures.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Popular in anti-aging and preventative skincare routines alike, retinol is a go-to for many.
    — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
  • This single preventative measure will help lower your skin cancer risk and keep you looking younger and less wrinkled.
    — Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 14 Sep. 2022
  • One very effective preventative measure, however, would be to not crawl through mud with open cuts.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Firmly seating a screwdriver or drill bit before turning will help, but when that's not enough, many of these tips are great preventative measures as well.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2022
  • According to Smith, that threat can sometimes lead to preventative blackouts.
    — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 15 Nov. 2022
  • This would be a preventative measure to keep budgets under control.
    — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Maintaining a healthy weight is the best preventative measure to reduce the risk of endometrial cancer.
    — Deanna Taylor, Essence, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Ticks are often a part of life for people who spend time outdoors in the summer, no matter how committed someone is to preventative measures.
    — Julia Landwehr, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
  • While preventative care is key, Dr. Ostad recommends other treatments when the creams don’t work.
    — Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • There is no vaccine for Strep zoo, so these preventative measures are most important for maintaining the safety of all other animals.
    — The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
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preventative

2 of 2 noun
  • The best preventative to keep weed seeds from sprouting in the garden and around trees and shrubs is to keep the soil covered with a layer of mulch.
    — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2021
  • The fight to find a cure or preventative for cancer has been ongoing for decades.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 Aug. 2022
  • These should be sprayed each year as a preventative in late October and again 30 days later.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Ferrets can also get heartworms and need to be on a monthly preventative for life.
    — Traci Howerton, NOLA.com, 27 Jan. 2021
  • The broader focus of criminal justice was on the punitive, not the preventative.
    — Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Though it is touted as a potential preventative and/or cure for dementia, there is no conclusive evidence to these ends, as the NIH notes.
    — Jes Skolnik, Allure, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Hygiene measures, like hand washing and staying home when sick, can go a long way as a preventative, as does getting vaccinated.
    — Dallas News, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Each animal receives a first round of vaccinations, a flea/tick preventative, dewormer and a microchip registered to the new adopter.
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 4 Feb. 2023
  • For owners that want to try out an oral preventative, Dr. Brausa recommends Comfortis.
    — Laura Hanrahan, Woman's Day, 11 May 2022
  • As those numbers increase, so, too, will the public’s desire for an effective preventative.
    — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Abracadabra is ancient medicine, the people's preventative passed on for centuries to ward off unknowable and invisible disease.
    — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2015
  • The drug hydroxychloroquine, touted by President Donald Trump and his allies as a treatment and preventative for the pandemic disease Covid-19, does not keep people from getting sick.
    — Adam Rogers, Wired, 3 June 2020
  • Petroleum jelly is also a great preventative for dye stains.
    — Angela Watson, chicagotribune.com, 7 Mar. 2021
  • Rudolph Tanzi, a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, hopes to find an amyloid-targeting treatment that can be used as a preventative before any symptoms appear, much like statins are used to reduce the risk of heart disease.
    — WIRED, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The star's esthetician, Mariana Vergara, described the skin-tightening procedure as preventative.
    — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 5 Dec. 2020
  • And early trials in nursing homes have hinted that monoclonal-antibody treatments can be administered as a preventative to keep coronavirus infections at bay—a sort of temporary pseudo-vaccine.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Placing emphasis on a preventative — as opposed to reactive — approach may not be widely understood outside of the security team, especially if a big, bad security incident has not taken place.
    — Pieter Danhieux, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2021
  • The best preventative to keep weed seeds from sprouting in the garden and around trees and shrubs is to keep the soil covered with a layer of mulch.
    — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2021
  • The fight to find a cure or preventative for cancer has been ongoing for decades.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 Aug. 2022
  • These should be sprayed each year as a preventative in late October and again 30 days later.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Ferrets can also get heartworms and need to be on a monthly preventative for life.
    — Traci Howerton, NOLA.com, 27 Jan. 2021
  • The broader focus of criminal justice was on the punitive, not the preventative.
    — Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Though it is touted as a potential preventative and/or cure for dementia, there is no conclusive evidence to these ends, as the NIH notes.
    — Jes Skolnik, Allure, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Hygiene measures, like hand washing and staying home when sick, can go a long way as a preventative, as does getting vaccinated.
    — Dallas News, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Each animal receives a first round of vaccinations, a flea/tick preventative, dewormer and a microchip registered to the new adopter.
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 4 Feb. 2023
  • For owners that want to try out an oral preventative, Dr. Brausa recommends Comfortis.
    — Laura Hanrahan, Woman's Day, 11 May 2022
  • As those numbers increase, so, too, will the public’s desire for an effective preventative.
    — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Abracadabra is ancient medicine, the people's preventative passed on for centuries to ward off unknowable and invisible disease.
    — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2015
  • The drug hydroxychloroquine, touted by President Donald Trump and his allies as a treatment and preventative for the pandemic disease Covid-19, does not keep people from getting sick.
    — Adam Rogers, Wired, 3 June 2020
  • Petroleum jelly is also a great preventative for dye stains.
    — Angela Watson, chicagotribune.com, 7 Mar. 2021

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