How to Use potency in a Sentence

potency

noun

• The potency of her words changed many minds in the audience that night.
• Any vitamin of high potency should only be taken in the proper dosage.
• The punch line remains the same, but its potency has changed.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2022
• The higher the potency, the more CBD your cat will receive per dose.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Apr. 2022
• Newton's play, and the potency of it, has been in a steady decline.
  — Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2021
• Sesame oil comes in a range of hues, potencies and uses.
  — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
• After five straight seasons of the Dodgers leading the league in scoring, the team’s potency at the plate is in doubt.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
• The more pessimistic Democrats pointed to the potency of those attacks to sound the alarm that the damage may have been done.
  — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 28 June 2024
• Start with a low-potency pill and increase the dose as needed.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Apr. 2022
• There was also no record of the potency of the cannabis products used and whether they were smoked or eaten.
  — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 15 Nov. 2023
• The higher the potency, the more powerful the effects will be.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 May 2022
• If anything, the threat of Omicron is a reminder of the potency of first doses.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2021
• If anything, the Dolphins grew more confident in the potency of their blitzes as the game went on.
  — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 12 Nov. 2021
• At one point, Aniello asked Smart to do a take with her eyes not lowered, to add some of her potency back.
  — J Wortham, New York Times, 12 May 2024
• Higher dosage and higher potency of the statin may have more of an effect.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 26 July 2023
• Sealed in a cool, dark place, whole spices last 2 to 3 years, while ground spices begin to lose their potency within a year or two.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2024
• His team had tested two virus strains that emerged in India around the same time, and only one showed a drop in potency.
  — Olivia Goldhill, STAT, 30 Aug. 2021
• The idea that the word might lose its potency as an insult over time gives me a lot of reassurance.
  — Rose Stokes, refinery29.com, 26 Dec. 2021
• Sad bangers aren’t a new phenomenon — but the old ones have a new potency.
  — New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022
• The exact dosage and potency depends on the type and brand of contraceptive.
  — Christine Yu, Outside Online, 23 Mar. 2023
• And even when the songs are not four-on-the-floor rockers, there's a certain dark potency watching over the proceedings.
  — Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 10 June 2022
• One of the greatest dangers of fentanyl is its potency.
  — Courtney Kan, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2022
• That potency, combined with its sweet smoothness, is key to the Hand Grenade’s appeal.
  — Nathaniel Adams, Chron, 2 June 2022
• FC Cincinnati created enough chances to stay in the game but the finish lacked potency.
  — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2022
• For her, vinegar’s potency has much less to do with wellness than with the pursuit of flavor.
  — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
• The courts are also starting to water down the potency of Title 42.
  — Carine Hajjar, National Review, 18 Mar. 2022
• At 100 times the potency of heroin, fentanyl kills fast.
  — Tamara Kerrill Field, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023
• The light beef broth of my Lanzhou noodle soup didn't have the potency or the sizzle of its Sichuan beef noodle soup counterparts.
  — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2022
• The character navigates a couple of major changes over the course of the play, yet somehow feels underdeveloped in ways that undercut the potency of his big moments.
  — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
• Steel won by nearly 5 percent, demonstrating the political potency of Asian-on-Asian Communist smears.
  — Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024