How to Use cure-all in a Sentence

cure-all

noun
  • So what if bone broth wasn’t the cure-all it was cracked up to be.
    Susan Puckett, CNN, 26 Feb. 2023
  • And even time, as IU fans well know, is not always a cure-all against the 2-3.
    Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Still, a fractional CFO is more of a stopgap than a cure-all.
    Anna Mutoh, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Semaglutide drugs have been called many things: a cure-all, a money grab, a cop-out, a miracle drug.
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2023
  • Enter the cure-all to your storage problems: Space-saving beds.
    Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 13 June 2023
  • The most notable change of these tumultuous years, the ability to spend more time working from home, hasn’t been a cure-all.
    Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Still, light therapy is not a cure-all for every person with eczema.
    Karen Pallarito, Health, 18 Dec. 2023
  • But officials there and elsewhere caution that decrees are just one tool not, not a cure-all.
    Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Public blockchains have been touted as cure-alls by enthusiasts over the last decade.
    Nic Carter, Fortune Crypto, 23 July 2023
  • Cavenaugh knows Act 41 isn't going to be a cure-all for the unregistered cars running rampant around the state.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 July 2023
  • First, time travel is portrayed as a miraculous cure-all, which is then never used again.
    Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
  • They have been promoted as cure-alls for everything from diarrhea to bloating to brain fog to even autism.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Be wary of supplements or natural remedies that claim to be a cure-all for any eye condition.
    Benjamin Botsford, CNN, 10 June 2024
  • The tea is not a cure While kombucha is a healthy alternative to sweeter drinks, Mendelson cautions people not to think of it as some magic cure-all.
    Popular Science, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Just remember that a shower filter isn't quite the cure-all for your pressing haircare and skincare issues.
    Good Housekeeping, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Of course, no one supplement is a cure-all, but scientific research is emerging on NAC.
    Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Not everyone benefits Still, remote work isn’t a cure-all.
    Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Besides creating the potential for criticism, the rescue was not clearly a cure-all, at least as of Sunday night.
    Alan Rappeport, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
  • There will never be a single cure-all, but researchers here and around the country are peeling away and parsing the cellular secrets of addiction.
    David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • And though there’s still the chance CBD can have a place in our medicine cabinets, the authors say that health regulators need to do more to rein in the scammers selling it as a cure-all for everything under the Sun.
    Ed Cara / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
  • When Compere’s Brit acts out by shoplifting, Sam has an opportunity to be a good friend (and to remember that sobriety is not a cure-all).
    Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
  • In the late 1990s, Viagra was popularly viewed as a cure-all for erectile dysfunction.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2023
  • While mental health days are no cure-all for burnout, a culture that allows teams to openly take time off for a wellness break can reduce presenteeism and rising stress (along with its risks).
    Aimee Pearcy, Quartz, 30 Mar. 2023
  • If not a cure-all, surely this Friday night in American Airlines Center would bring symptom relief, right?
    Brad Townsend, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The reality, Webster said, is that any single gun violence strategy is rarely a cure-all.
    Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Theriac continued to be used as a cure-all and antidote for centuries, including throughout the Black Death years and well into Ferrante’s time.
    Elizabeth Heath, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Supplements like these also are not a cure-all or substitute for medical treatments.
    Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Though sauna time may sound like a cure-all, all heat therapy comes with inherent risks and should be approached thoughtfully and with a focus on your individual body.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The series explores how former high school lab partners Marshall and Frances unravel a conspiracy to suppress knowledge about a cure-all mushroom that could rid the world of diseases.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 June 2023
  • Education is also not a cure-all for the American economy.
    David Leonhardt, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023

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