How to Use prevention in a Sentence

prevention

noun
  • Exercise and diet play a role in the prevention of heart disease.
  • The best prevention is to park in a garage and make sure the garage is squirrel-tight.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
  • There is not yet a price set for the drug when used for HIV prevention.
    — Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The review was focused on the ship’s fire prevention, readiness and response to the fire, the Navy said.
    — Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Still, an ounce of prevention, as the saying goes, beats a trip to the emergency room.
    — Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
  • There is broad agreement that prevention is the best tool.
    — Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2022
  • The hope is that the first two, along with improved defense, can enhance the team’s run prevention.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The man, 22, of South Euclid, fled the store before loss prevention could detain him.
    — cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
  • As always, prevention is our best line of defense against the virus.
    — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The only thing that helps is prevention—with a vaccine.
    — Andrea Kane, CNN, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Tremendous progress in suicide prevention and mental health has been made in the U.S. in 2022.
    — Brandon Kapelow, Time, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The best way to avoid becoming the next victim is prevention.
    — Next Avenue, Forbes, 6 May 2022
  • In March, more than two-thirds of voters agreed to raise the city’s sales tax by .5% to fund wildfire prevention measures.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
  • Remember, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
    — Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Hope Squad is a peer-to-peer suicide prevention program used at schools across the nation.
    — The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Last year was the first time in 50 years that Congress had expanded plans for child hunger prevention.
    — James Watson, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2025
  • More resources on fire prevention can be found at utahfiresense.org.
    — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 June 2022
  • Both Smith and Chambers agree that for teenagers, prevention is the best strategy.
    — Bydr. Chidimma J. Acholonu, ABC News, 17 May 2022
  • Pregnancy prevention tools have always been next in the line of fire.
    — Charlotte Shane, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
  • Low scores for bacteria in the water and flood prevention, a high score for beach access.
    — Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2024
  • One of the most important steps in termite prevention is knowing how to spot them.
    — Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
  • Most of that money did not go to smoking treatment and prevention.
    — al, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Swanson said he was intrigued by talk of the Cubs pitching lab, their interest in run prevention and the prospects on tap.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Dec. 2022
  • On many of the stops, Wu, on guitar, and his wife, on keys, play their own renditions of pop songs with new lyrics about myopia prevention.
    — Amit Katwala, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Their in-depth guidance on suicide prevention can be found here.
    — Christopher Dawson, CNN, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The team offers a range of medical aid, from eye care to wound care and overdose prevention and treatment.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2025
  • Such treatments were commonly known, but by and large, prevention was not a thing.
    — Dr. Sharon Malone, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
  • But, if the danger has already passed, a warning is not a matter of prevention but of feeling.
    — Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Keep every inch of your shower squeaky clean with this mold removal and prevention guide.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2024
  • The treatment and prevention strategies may differ based on the underlying cause, so identifying the source of what’s putting you at risk is key.
    — Taayoo Murray, Essence, 27 May 2025

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