How to Use nicotine in a Sentence

nicotine

noun
Definition of nicotinenext
  • The powder dissolves in the mouth, and nicotine is absorbed through the gums and lining of the mouth.
    — Tracy Wright, Fox News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • The amount of nicotine varies widely: Some countries set limits on the amount.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2019
  • In turn, when a person on the drug smokes a cigarette, the nicotine has nowhere to latch onto.
    — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Cassity said the absence of nicotine in some e-juice doesn’t mean it’s safe.
    — Diane Moca, Naperville Sun, 14 Apr. 2018
  • The liquids used to deliver the nicotine could be a problem.
    — Risa Robinson, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2019
  • The Vuse cartridges contain 4.8% nicotine, which is in the moderate-to-high range.
    — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The pods that users plug into the device, with the nicotine liquid, come in flavors like mango and berry.
    — CBS News, 14 June 2018
  • Langer quit the team in favor of becoming a heavy user of nicotine.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 10 July 2019
  • The vapour that vapers inhale is laced with nicotine, which is addictive.
    — The Economist, 12 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • The team found clear traces of nicotine, a tell-tale compound within tobacco, in residue ringing the inside of the pipe.
    — Michael Price, Science | AAAS, 15 June 2018
  • 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
  • In the future, there will be less space for smokes, but more for products like non-tobacco nicotine.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2020
  • 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
  • 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 what is often overlooked is that these bans won’t result in nicotine-free kids.
    — Michael Siegel, National Review, 26 July 2019
  • Avoid caffeine and nicotine during the late afternoon and evening.
    — Esther Crain, Health, 25 Aug. 2023
  • To do so, the FDA is proposing to lower the amount of nicotine, which is addictive, in cigarettes.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 5 Apr. 2018
  • 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
  • In addition to that, the amount of nicotine in one pod is equal to that in a whole pack of cigarettes, and many teens go through in a day, if not in one sitting.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 15 Nov. 2018
  • Will nicotine-free hiring lead to more policing of worker health?
    — Blake Farmer, azcentral, 14 Jan. 2020
  • By this point, a coroner had found nothing in his blood except nicotine and caffeine.
    — Will Evans, Indianapolis Star, 25 Nov. 2019
  • 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
  • There are also lots of people who vape nicotine who’ve never smoked – for them, vaping nicotine may be harmful.
    — Ailsa R Butler, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The regulation wouldn't ban the sale of cigarettes but only require the level of nicotine to remain below a certain threshold, the specifics of which haven't been made publicly available.
    — Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025

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