Examples of prevention in a Sentence
Exercise and diet play a role in the prevention of heart disease.
good crowd control is crucial to the prevention of riots
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In 2020, the Federal Trade Commission issued a warning letter to his company, Revive & Rally Health Lounge, for marketing IV bags filled with vitamin C as a coronavirus prevention product.
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Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Information includes the prevalence of rabies, whether a robust surveillance and prevention program is in place, and whether treatment is readily available if exposure occurs.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The president has cut millions in aid for flood prevention and threatened to withhold LA wildfire aid unless the state adopted voter ID laws.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
And long-acting HIV treatments and prevention options that replace daily pills can drive AIDS deaths to single digits.
—Bill Gates, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Information includes the prevalence of rabies, whether a robust surveillance and prevention program is in place, and whether treatment is readily available if exposure occurs.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The president has cut millions in aid for flood prevention and threatened to withhold LA wildfire aid unless the state adopted voter ID laws.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
And long-acting HIV treatments and prevention options that replace daily pills can drive AIDS deaths to single digits.
—Bill Gates, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Prevention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prevention. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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prevention
noun
pre·ven·tion
pri-ˈven-chən 
: the act or practice of preventing something
the prevention of fires
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