How to Use nicotine in a Sentence

nicotine

noun
  • In the future, there will be less space for smokes, but more for products like non-tobacco nicotine.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Of course, addiction to nicotine is a real beast, so lean on a support system and use resource guides to help you.
    Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 27 Feb. 2020
  • The cause of this crisis is clear: tobacco companies have lured kids with appealing flavors and hooked them with massive doses of nicotine.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 10 Sep. 2020
  • The study will delve deep into the impact e-cigarettes have on the body and mind, including nicotine form, concentration and flavors.
    Emily Bamforth, cleveland, 23 Apr. 2020
  • Tobacco companies initially just sought to make nicotine more potent.
    Kate Cox, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2020
  • The suggestion that vaping and cigarettes can worsen the risks from the new coronavirus has put nicotine purveyors in the spotlight.
    Tiffany Kary, Bloomberg.com, 15 Apr. 2020
  • Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine, according to the CDC.
    Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The study also found that parents with lower levels of education were more likely to know or suspect their child uses tobacco or nicotine products.
    Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The commonwealth also will impose a new 6.6 cents per milliliter tax on liquid nicotine products used for vaping.
    Tyler Arnold, Washington Examiner, 1 July 2020
  • The company also misled consumers on the amount of nicotine in its products, according to the lawsuit filed in Cook County.
    Sophia Tareen, chicagotribune.com, 10 Sep. 2020
  • Lawsuits accusing Juul of hooking minors to nicotine have ballooned, including many that name Altria as a co-defendant.
    David McLaughlin, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
  • My blood was full of nicotine and caffeine and my mind was just sort of filled with these ideas.
    Lindsey Bahr, Star Tribune, 15 Jan. 2021
  • El Gordo looked at him, then gave him a nicotine patch.
    Longreads, 5 Mar. 2024
  • In turn, when a person on the drug smokes a cigarette, the nicotine has nowhere to latch onto.
    Yoni Heisler, BGR, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The Vuse cartridges contain 4.8% nicotine, which is in the moderate-to-high range.
    Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 13 Oct. 2021
  • And the nicotine could trigger lung problems and other ailments, the study's researchers say.
    Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Oral nicotine and vaping are risky but not quite as bad.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The chemicals in these devices can cause lung injuries and the nicotine can cause heart attacks.
    Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2023
  • When a person on Chantix smokes, the nicotine cannot attach to the receptors.
    Yoni Heisler, BGR, 19 Aug. 2021
  • In March this year, though, a new bill gave FDA power over even synthetic nicotine.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 12 Oct. 2022
  • But the startup's rise was fueled by use among teenagers, some of whom became hooked on Juul's high-nicotine pods.
    CBS News, 7 Dec. 2022
  • But the startup’s rise was fueled by use among teenagers, some of whom became hooked on Juul’s high-nicotine pods.
    Michelle Chapman and Matthew Perrone, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Avoid caffeine and nicotine during the late afternoon and evening.
    Esther Crain, Health, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The syringe was sent out for testing by the FBI, and months later, it was revealed to contain a lethal dose of liquid nicotine.
    Cameron Rubner, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2024
  • One of the car’s passengers, a 15-year-old boy, claimed ownership of two of the vape pens, one containing nicotine and the other THC.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Ingesting caffeine or using nicotine in the evening can have the same effect.
    Michael Williams, Discover Magazine, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Caffeine, nicotine and THC were also found in Strain’s system.
    Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
  • Next to him, a man with glazed eyes and a sloppy grin lays out a rough line of snuff along his wrist, preparing for a swift hit of stress-relieving nicotine.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
  • Wilkins wakes up early, goes to sleep early, and caps out his partying at a couple of beers and a like-hate relationship with brightly colored nicotine vapes.
    Zach Harris, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Earlier this month, a review by researchers at the University of Oxford of US patient records found that semaglutide was associated with a lower risk of cognitive problems and nicotine dependence.
    Meg Tirrell, CNN, 30 July 2024

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