How to Use stimulant in a Sentence

stimulant

noun

• The movie was a stimulant to discussion.
• Caffeine is a stimulant that boosts the amount of cAMP in your body.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 May 2022
• That's of course thanks to the caffeine, a stimulant that can rev up your body's engine for the day.
  — Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping, 3 Aug. 2022
• Caffeine is a stimulant and that can make your heart rate jump up, Dr. Franey says.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 2 May 2023
• For a movie about a stimulant, there’s a remarkable lack of zip; events plod along like a sober bear.
  — WIRED, 24 Feb. 2023
• Methamphetamine, the stimulant that has long been a staple of rural Ohio, is gaining a foothold in the state’s largest cities.
  — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 8 Mar. 2022
• Kratom acts as a stimulant in low doses and a sedative at high doses.
  — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2022
• What stimulant was combined with fentanyl changed based on where people lived, the study found.
  — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2023
• She was found to be under the influence of a stimulant and placed under arrest.
  — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
• It’s been held in Miami Beach for the past 18 years, and has become a major economic stimulant for the area.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 20 July 2023
• The percentage of men younger than 19 with a prescribed stimulant decreased that year.
  — Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
• Rangers: The drumbeat has been getting louder for two off-seasons and now, a first-place team needs a deadline stimulant.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
• Energy drinks have high amounts of caffeine and some contain guarana, both of which are stimulants.
  — Sarah Cottrell, Parents, 11 July 2023
• The stimulant can be legally purchased in Ontario, Oregon – less than an hour’s drive from Boise.
  — Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 21 Feb. 2024
• Ephedrine, a stimulant, can be extracted from joint pine.
  — Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
• The caffeine in green tea is a stimulant, increasing alertness and keeping you awake.
  — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 28 Aug. 2023
• He got hooked on the stimulant Ritalin and is accused of using heavier drugs.
  — Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2022
• Caffeine, as Bonci says, is a stimulant, not a source of energy.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 13 Feb. 2023
• The Orioles need a lift, some stimulant to help an anemic infield generate some sort of momentum at the plate.
  — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2022
• Caffeine is a stimulant that can help to increase calorie burning and promote weight loss.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
• That has persisted and grown at times to include other stimulants that treat the condition.
  — Tom Murphy, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2023
• Meth is a highly addictive stimulant that usually takes the form of a powder.
  — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 30 July 2022
• In lighter doses, kratom can act as a stimulant, aiding with focus and energy.
  — Helen Freund and Kirby Wilson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2023
• Militant groups such as the Islamic State have provided the drug as a stimulant to fighters.
  — Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2022
• She’s still responsible for the stimulant that was detected in her body.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022
• Caffeine acts as a stimulant, helping runners feel more awake and focused during their runs.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
• In most cases, the deaths involved at least one other drug, usually a stimulant such as methamphetamine or cocaine.
  — Christian Leonard, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2023
• The crops that painted the 12-hour-long drive from Addis to Harar — teff, sorghum and coffee — were now replaced by a green blanket of khat, an ancient stimulant now turned into the most lucrative cash crop.
  — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2022
• Adderall is the commercial name of a mixture of a few types of amphetamines, which are stimulants that increase dopamine levels in the brain to help address deficits in those with ADHD.
  — Habibeh Khoshbouei, Fortune Well, 7 Apr. 2023
• What’s more, those who use stimulants are at greater risk of overamping, which is different from overdosing.
  — Popular Science, 14 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024