How to Use hormone in a Sentence

hormone

noun
  • Nathan says that stress, hormones, and age are the most common causes of hair loss.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 July 2024
  • Remove any foliage from the bottom half of the stem and dip the end in rooting hormone.
    Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2024
  • As the sun sets in the evening, the diminishing light triggers the body to produce melatonin, the sleep hormone.
    Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Some types of surgery also reduce the amount of hunger hormones produced in the stomach.
    Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 5 July 2024
  • For raccoons, a potion that contains or mimics the male hormone will do the trick.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Abela, too, gives you the sense that there’s something about him that’s clouded her judgement and ramped up her hormones.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
  • Lugo asked her doctor to test her hormones to make sure.
    Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023
  • After an injury my hormones got screwed up and my breasts started to grow.
    Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The myth of Michael was that his father dosed him with hormones to preserve his boyhood vocal pitch.
    Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Teens may also turn to over-the-counter hormones and supplements that aren't FDA-approved.
    Lauren Rowello, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Women in particular go through ups and downs because of the changes in their hormones or life stages.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Key Takeaways Adaptogenic herbs are said to help the body balance hormones and stress.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Try to de-stress Anxiety is a common menopause symptom—blame the hormone changes.
    Angela Haupt, TIME, 21 June 2024
  • That, says Cai, is because the release of the sleep hormone melatonin changes, occurring later in the evening.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
  • As Missy's hormone monstress, Mona is a brassy, brazen bridge to adulthood.
    Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2022
  • All then spent at least 18 months taking hormone-blocking drugs.
    Carla K. Johnson, ajc, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The drug dilates the cervix and blocks the effects of the hormone progesterone, which is needed to sustain a pregnancy.
    Arkansas Online, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Color changes can reflect shifts in hormone levels and variations in blood flow to the area.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Is the patient taking synthetic hormone medicines that might be to blame?
    Angela Haupt, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
  • When cortisol gets pumped into the bloodstream, the hormone blocks the uptake of sugar in most cells throughout the body.
    Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Excess weight changes hormone levels, adding more estrogen to the male body, Sparks said.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2022
  • In fact, according to the blue mind theory, a visit to the ocean is proven to release dopamine and oxytocin, our feel-good hormones.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2024
  • It is said to promote adrenal gland health, regulating hormones for the people who drink it.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Insulin resistance occurs when cells in the body do not respond well to the hormone insulin and can’t take up glucose from the blood.
    Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Rooting hormone contains plant hormones called auxins that help the plant root faster.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
  • Even in very low doses, these can cause severe health issues and have been linked to cancers and hormone problems.
    WIRED, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The bristle worm hormones that swing in sync with lunar phases have close cousins in humans, Tessmar-Raible said.
    Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Enjoy a Boost of Dopamine and Serotonin Diving and being in the moment will give you happy hormones, known as dopamine and serotonin.
    Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The progestin hormone thickens cervical mucus to block sperm from reaching the egg.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 28 Oct. 2024
  • That's especially true for tweens and teens, who are battling changing hormones, and pressures ranging from school to social media.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024

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