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.
• Look, the substance of the attack has some real problems, right?
  — ABC News, 30 July 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The hangar first went up in flames last week, releasing asbestos and other toxic substances into the air.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• The stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood are more image than substance, more enigma than knowable.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2023
• The composite substance is stretchy and soft like living tissue.
  — Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
• Though there isn’t much visually to the video, this teaser contains more substance than any of the previous teasers combined.
  — Ash Parrish, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2023
• Most of the harm was felt by unsheltered people and those with substance abuse disorder, data shows.
  — Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
• Downey, bedeviled by substance abuse issues and some box office flops, was anything but a sure bet back then.
  — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
• While the ad was meant to poke fun at competitors, the catchphrase resonated with viewers — and politicians who used the new tagline to make points about policies that lacked substance.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024