How to Use suppressant in a Sentence

suppressant

noun
Definition of suppressantnext
  • Sailors hit the flames with Halon, a fire suppressant, but the fire flashed back.
    — Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, 21 June 2017
  • The powerful cough suppressants have been abused for years.
    — Ed Fletcher, sacbee, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Why would the color blue serve as an appetite suppressant?
    — Prince Ghuman, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The plane made one water drop and had returned with suppressant when the crash occurred, the sheriff’s office said.
    — NBC News, 18 Nov. 2021
  • The type of immune suppressant has a big effect on whether the vaccine will be effective.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 21 July 2021
  • The aircrane holds up to 2,650 gallons of water or fire suppressant — the equivalent of five fire engines.
    — Rob Nikolewski, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 July 2018
  • Nopal Nopal extract contains high amounts of fiber and amino acids and acts as a natural appetite suppressant.
    — Dallas News, 25 May 2022
  • Flaxseed is rich in two natural appetite suppressants: omega-3 fats and fiber.
    — Lisa Drayer, CNN, 8 Mar. 2018
  • To max the cough-soothing benefit of your cuppa, stir in a few drops of honey, which is a natural cough suppressant.
    — Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping, 28 Oct. 2022
  • On the other hand, fire suppressants — like water, foam and chemicals —- are used to put out fires that have already broken out.
    — Tom Li, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
  • The main purpose of Golden Superfood Bliss is to work as an appetite suppressant.
    — Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The Australian, who became the first female winner of the Melbourne Cup in 2015, was found to have the appetite suppressant Phentermine in her system.
    — CNN, 28 June 2017
  • Some people also use sea moss pills to help with weight loss, as sea moss is a natural appetite suppressant.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Or how its presence wracks you with guilt, which is a natural appetite suppressant.
    — Lauren Bans, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017
  • It's been used as an appetite suppressant for centuries, helping people stay full longer and eat less overall.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Over-the-counter nasal decongestants and cough suppressants.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 25 Oct. 2023
  • If your condition is not urgent, the treatment is similar to the flu: rest, drink fluids, take a fever suppressant as needed and don’t go to work or school.
    — Mallory Moench, SFChronicle.com, 16 Mar. 2020
  • Elm & Rye Fat Burner offers a two-for one supplement that works as an appetite suppressant and a fat burner.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Garcinia cambogia is a common appetite suppressant in many of the best weight loss supplement brands.
    — Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The fact that the coffee is marketed as a weight-loss aid and one of the drugs found in it is an appetite suppressant really takes all the guesswork out of the investigation.
    — Mike Wehner, BGR, 12 May 2021
  • And the frontline treatment for the disease, a powerful immune suppressant known as methotrexate, seemed to have no effect.
    — Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Due to the frequency of visits the department worked with the city to place fire suppressant measures inside the facility, but the system didn't contain the blaze.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2023
  • In 2017 Kendall Jenner randomly claimed that the color is an appetite suppressant (her source is unknown).
    — Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 21 July 2023
  • The girl, the future Nan Kempner, promptly takes up smoking as an appetite suppressant.
    — Ben Widdicombe, Town & Country, 10 Apr. 2018
  • By high school, she had been prescribed Dexedrine, an amphetamine then used as an appetite suppressant.
    — Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 9 May 2024
  • For now, patients like Sauber are being treated with immune-suppressant drugs, with mixed results.
    — Erin Allday, SFChronicle.com, 14 July 2019
  • Her daughter has to take immune suppressants due to an organ transplant in infancy, and the drugs make some vaccines dangerous to her.
    — Jason Laughlin, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • The newest and much-hyped obesity drugs are, at their core, powerful appetite suppressants.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Researchers still need to learn exactly how Lac-Phe works in the body to understand how to leverage this molecule as an appetite suppressant.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2024
  • As appetite suppressants, GLP-1s have also increasingly been used to treat obesity and facilitate weight loss.
    — Rita Numerof, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024

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