How to Use inhibit in a Sentence

inhibit

verb

• You shouldn't allow fear of failure to inhibit you.
• Strict laws are inhibiting economic growth.
• He was inhibited by modesty.
• Fear can inhibit people from expressing their opinions.
• The mounds inhibit oxygen exchange and expose the trunk to rot, pests and pathogens.
  — cleveland, 15 Apr. 2021
• Some were enacted in the wake of the Civil War to inhibit Black progress.
  — Patricia McKnight, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2020
• Drugs could inhibit some of the cytokines by binding to them.
  — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 23 June 2020
• Ecosphere claims to inhibit the growth of mold and absorb as much CO2 as a tree would in nature.
  — Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2020
• This, in turn, likely has helped inhibit the wintertime growth of the ice.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
• Others may have a lot of ear hair or use hearing aids, both of which can inhibit this process.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 24 June 2022
• This compound can inhibit the growth of certain plants.
  — Debbie Wolfe, Popular Science, 26 June 2024
• With kids who are actors, there’s a level of nervousness that inhibits them a bit.
  — Holly Jones, Variety, 25 Aug. 2023
• Is there something in loquat leaves that would inhibit growth of the jasmine?
  — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Apr. 2021
• Too much wood ash can alter the pH of compost and inhibit the composting process.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2024
• Churchwell said the drug class slows the heart by inhibiting and binding to beta one and beta two receptors on the heart.
  — Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
• The salt draws out the water and inhibits the growth of many undesirable microorganisms.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2023
• However, when dill matures and is ready to seed, the herbs can inhibit tomato plant growth.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 2 May 2024
• This will inhibit a housing provider from trying to build more units because of all of the restrictions.
  — Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2023
• Does Howard’s refusal to play dirty inhibit him from fighting back against Kim and Jimmy?
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 23 May 2022
• To remove the ivy growing in your yard, hand pull the vines and then cover with several inches of mulch to inhibit new growth.
  — oregonlive, 30 Jan. 2022
• And this has raised concerns among public health experts that such out-of-pocket costs will inhibit the use of PrEP.
  — Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2022
• Stress and a lack of food can also inhibit breastfeeding.
  — Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
• According to the pros at Whirlpool, this can block the detergent door, inhibiting the solution from making its way to the rest of the dishes.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
• The vinegar helps inhibit the growth of bacteria and keeps your flowers fresher longer.
  — Carly Orleach, Woman's Day, 23 Oct. 2020
• But the surface of Mars is already known to be high in perchlorates, which inhibit plant growth and are toxic to humans.
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
• At the same time, though, the far-right rebels have also inhibited that process by blocking debate on two such bills in the last several months.
  — Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2023
• That, in turn, helps damp the brain’s reward signal from the behaviors, thus helping inhibit them.
  — Cezary Podkul, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2020
• For all the power and influence Witherspoon now wields, there are ways that fame inhibits control.
  — Leah Chernikoff, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 July 2023
• Connecting the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the insula turns down anxiety, which inhibits the mind from real change.
  — Aviel Kanter, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2025
• These surfaces inhibit bacterial attachment, growth, and proliferation by using ultrafast lasers to modify the metal at a microscopic level.
  — Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025