: a person who does not smoke tobacco : a person who is not a smoker
Radon poisoning is the leading cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.—Jonathan Scholles
Examples of nonsmoker in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
People, even nonsmokers, understood that a smoker needed to take a cigarette break once in a while.—Camille Bordas, New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2025 For example, for a 40-year-old nonsmoker in Florida, the cheapest ACA plan may cost about $500 a month, while a short-term plan would be $320.—Peter Whoriskey The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 16 Nov. 2025 That is, a smoker is 10 to 20 times more likely than a nonsmoker to develop lung cancer.—Mark Louie Ramos, The Conversation, 26 Sep. 2025 This study used a more expansive definition to account for nonsmokers with COPD.—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonsmoker
Share