How to Use prevalent in a Sentence

prevalent

adjective

• Those teaching methods are still prevalent at some schools.
• The space theme is also prevalent in the glasses in which the drinks were served.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
• Race was a prevalent theme throughout the 13-episode run.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2021
• Amidst such debates, the most prevalent point was the idea of consent.
  — Jill Gutowitz, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2018
• Drought is prevalent, food is scarce, and, yes, there are fires.
  — Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
• Vater was caught up in a re-shipping scam, one of the most prevalent forms of mail fraud.
  — Mark Davis, kansascity, 30 May 2018
• At the same time, late spring frosts seem to be both more severe and more prevalent.
  — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 June 2022
• If the rain is more prevalent, the chances for thunder decrease.
  — oregonlive, 4 June 2020
• As the city grows, the need for more roadways will become prevalent.
  — Dallas News, 12 Dec. 2022
• Are lies more prevalent on text or email than on the phone or in person?
  — Christian B. Miller, CNN, 25 June 2024
• Fentanyl was the most prevalent of the drugs tested, found in 24 of the samples, the researchers found.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2024
• And off the coast of New York City, efforts are under way to keep tabs on the whales that are prevalent in the area.
  — CNN, 9 May 2022
• In the northern, more rural parts of the state, hunting is more prevalent.
  — Lisa Marie Pane, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2018
• The most prevalent pollen was cedar and juniper, followed by elm.
  — Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2021
• No genre of music is as prevalent as hip-hop at the moment.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2019
• Anti-Blackness is prevalent on both sides of the aisle.
  — Patrice Lawrence, CNN, 21 Sep. 2021
• The current vaccine protects against all three of the most prevalent strains.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 28 Jan. 2018
• As with genes, some of those new forms become more prevalent over time.
  — Cathleen O'Grady, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2017
• Cleveland office keeps track of the most prevalent scams.
  — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 11 Jan. 2022
• Black crime is even more prevalent in the country’s largest cities and counties.
  — Michael Harriot, The Root, 16 Feb. 2018
• Since then, a headache has become less prevalent but still remains in the top 10.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 13 Dec. 2022
• And that chemistry is really prevalent in each of the episodes.
  — Matt Goulet, Esquire, 14 Feb. 2018
• In 2020, spam texts overtook spam calls as the most prevalent form of scamming for the second year in a row.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2022
• Look for ‘Aspen Blonde’ in the new year—pros predict that beige manes may be among the year’s more prevalent shades.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2022
• Fogs, which are sometimes prevalent along the coast, seldom reach this place.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2023
• Great white sharks have been prevalent in the Truro area recently.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2018
• Coal ash is one of the most prevalent forms of industrial waste.
  — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2017
• The feature was more prevalent among men than among women.
  — nola.com, 22 June 2019
• This type of discoloration is most prevalent in the thumb, index finger, and big toe, Basile says, and can indicate melanoma of the nail.
  — Angela Haupt, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
• The Studio effectively captures all the glad-handing, backslapping and bulls–tting that’s prevalent at every Hollywood movie studio, with plenty of foul-mouthed insults and fake laughs.
  — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 7 Mar. 2025