How to Use fentanyl in a Sentence

fentanyl

noun
  • There's no second chances most of the time for fentanyl.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 2 July 2023
  • Those pills were found to be laced with fentanyl, Buchanan said.
    Henri Hollis, ajc, 23 Nov. 2022
  • But border seizures make up just a small part of the fentanyl seized throughout the state.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
  • As part of the November study, the team tested the pill on a pig that had been dosed with fentanyl.
    Celia Ford, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Just two milligrams of fentanyl, about the size of a pencil tip, can kill.
    Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Unbeknownst to him, the tablets were laced with fentanyl.
    Tony Holt, Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Lab tests show that about seven-in-10 pills seized by the DEA contain a lethal dose of fentanyl.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 8 May 2024
  • But the truth about fentanyl is scary enough without these fantasies and fairy tales.
    Ryan Hampton, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Most of the people smoking fentanyl or meth on this city’s streets balled them up and tossed them onto the ground.
    Zusha Elinson, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Explain what fentanyl is and that it can be found in pills bought online or from friends.
    Mike Baker, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The sample was sent to the State Crime Lab where tests showed Havens was under the influence of fentanyl and ketamine at the time of the crash.
    Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Nearly all seizures of fentanyl have taken place at the ports of entry.
    Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, 16 Feb. 2023
  • But fentanyl is so easy and cheap to make that when cops capture a big batch, cartels just churn out more.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 20 June 2024
  • Related: Methadone doses haven’t kept up in the age of fentanyl.
    Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Dec. 2023
  • It has been said that 80% of fentanyl coming into the U.S. comes through Arizona.
    Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
  • And what it's meant is that a lot of fentanyl is coming into our country.
    Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The reported presence of fentanyl in his body makes her wonder if the meth had been laced with it.
    Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The office ruled the manner of death an accident and the cause as a mix of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine.
    Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2023
  • This is just a labor of love in honor of my son and all the other children that have lost their lives to fentanyl.
    Jane Pauley, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2024
  • The vaccine also blocked one of the effects of fentanyl: pain relief.
    Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The staffers worry that contraband fentanyl could kill one of the young men before the June 30 closure.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
  • For example, fentanyl was hardly on the streets in 2014.
    The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
  • She was charged with one count of retail theft and possession of fentanyl.
    Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Also here today is Paula Fredrick, the mother of Amy Fredrick who was killed by fentanyl at just 25 years old.
    Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Inside the safe was about three grams of fentanyl, officials said.
    Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Dunn has called for the federal government to do more to stop the flow of fentanyl into the country.
    Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The biggest topic: Stopping the flow of fentanyl into the United States.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The rate of overdose deaths involving fentanyl was highest in the Northeast.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 3 May 2023
  • Other drugs may be laced with deadly levels of fentanyl, and a user is not able to see it, taste it, or smell it.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 15 May 2024
  • Opioids caused the bulk of the overdose deaths (nearly 81%) in Philly, fueled by synthetic fentanyl.
    Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024

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