How to Use substance in a Sentence

substance

noun

• The results of the study give substance to their theory.
• The floor was covered with a white, powdery substance that turned out to be flour.
• He had a history of substance abuse.
• When has he ever said anything of substance?
• The pancreas secretes a substance called insulin.
• That’s not to say the yacht is all style and no substance, though.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2023
• The judge found the substance caused Ethan Bherwani’s death.
  — Brian Hallenbeck, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2024
• The conscious substance, that type of hip-hop is seldom heard now.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
• Look, the substance of the attack has some real problems, right?
  — ABC News, 30 July 2023
• Images taken of the substance showed something red spread along the road.
  — Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Aug. 2024
• Thomas will be treated in prison for substance abuse and mental health.
  — Ike Morgan | [e-mail], al, 19 Sep. 2023
• The gathering proved to be a meta affair, more about process than substance.
  — Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
• Your body and food have a substance called uric acid that usually dissolves in the bloodstream.
  — Anne Harding, Health, 25 Aug. 2023
• Waste paper and plastic were found in the packages and there were no substances hazardous to safety, the JCS said.
  — Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 9 June 2024
• That the substance was applied to the inside means that, as the mounts age, arsenic is exposed around the seams, where the skin separates from the mannequin.
  — Katrina Miller, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
• We were raised by single moms who had substance abuse issues.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 18 Oct. 2023
• Bait is a substance that is used to attract big game animals.
  — Helena Wegner, Idaho Statesman, 20 June 2024
• Ivory is a natural substance that is rare, precious and pure.
  — Harvey C. Mansfield, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2024
• The truth is, alcohol is ethanol, the exact same substance with a different name.
  — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
• Jacobs and her colleagues had to use substance that looked real and was also … snortable.
  — Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2024
• Beta-glucan is a type of soluble fiber found in mushrooms that forms a gel-like substance in the GI tract.
  — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 7 Sep. 2023
• Weight loss as a goal can cause stress, anxiety, depression and even lead some to substance abuse.
  — Taayoo Murray, Essence, 17 Jan. 2024
• Since then, his fear has given way to fascination with the substance.
  — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2023
• Both Jenkins and Parker deny the substance found in the residence belonged to them.
  — Nakylah Carter, ABC News, 5 July 2023
• White House ‘substance’: A formal lab test of the white substance found at the White House over the weekend came back positive for cocaine.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 July 2023
• Frogs lay eggs covered by a jelly-like substance instead of a hard and protective shell like a bird.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2023
• Vogel pointed out the swirls of coal tar, and other inky substances, streaming by on the surface of the canal like galaxies.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
• Then apply an absorbent substance, such as cornstarch or baking soda, to the surface of the wool and let sit for at least an hour.
  — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2023
• Driver, who plays the inventor of a mystery substance that the film title refers to, plays her lover and the affair drives the primary tension in the script.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
• Naturally, social media had something to say about the mysterious white substance, Marcus and his father, MJ.
  — Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 8 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 7 Sep 2024