How to Use preventative in a Sentence

preventative

adjective

• The first key to at-home care is taking preventative measures.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2023
• If preventative measures aren't working, here's how to get rid of stink bugs.
  — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2022
• Here’s how: Expand the HIV workforce to provide preventative tools and treatment to those most in need.
  — Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, CNN, 1 Dec. 2022
• Cover crawlspace vents to avoid drafts and keep up with preventative measures, like keeping your home warm and your taps on.
  — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2024
• The preventative spraying and removal of dead palms are both costly.
  — Linda Jones, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2022
• Layers of preventative measures both inside and outside the park are in place for the protection of guests and team members.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 15 Aug. 2022
• This list is still sort of being figured out, but there's a lot potentially at stake here in terms of preventative care.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
• The trawler had sailed from Libya, which remains—despite all the money that the E.U. has spent on preventative measures—a hub for human trafficking.
  — Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• Judge Reed O’Connor wrote that insurers and employers should not have to cover a vast amount of preventative care cost-free.
  — Ruth Serven Smith | [e-mail], al, 30 Mar. 2023
• With the help of staff at the shelter, Watts was able to start making and keeping appointments for regular preventative care.
  — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022
• There is no vaccine for the virus, so preventative measures are the most effective way to avoid infection.
  — Chris Boyette, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022
• Scientists and health experts have made strides in tackling the disease over the last two decades using a wide range of preventative measures.
  — Bethlehem Feleke, CNN, 7 Sep. 2023
• But wearing nail polish isn't just a preventative measure in the winter.
  — Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping, 19 Oct. 2022
• However, treatment and preventative measures related to the causes of the bumps can help keep them at bay.
  — Health Editorial Team, Health, 6 Mar. 2023
• However, doctors said lifestyle changes and preventative care could help slow some of the decline.
  — Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2022
• Kao, Vasyukevich, Levine, and Farina are split on the subject of whether a facelift could be considered a preventative measure.
  — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2022
• Eurostar is taking preventative measures to prevent the spread from Paris to London.
  — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2023
• The tennis star works hard to prevent injuries, which includes lots of preventative stretching and yoga.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 16 Mar. 2023
• Niculescu said the blood test could be an additional tool in preventative mental health care.
  — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2023
• Another way to keep stink bugs out is through preventative measures.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
• Popular in anti-aging and preventative skincare routines alike, retinol is a go-to for many.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
• This single preventative measure will help lower your skin cancer risk and keep you looking younger and less wrinkled.
  — Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 14 Sep. 2022
• One very effective preventative measure, however, would be to not crawl through mud with open cuts.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
• Firmly seating a screwdriver or drill bit before turning will help, but when that's not enough, many of these tips are great preventative measures as well.
  — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2022
• According to Smith, that threat can sometimes lead to preventative blackouts.
  — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 15 Nov. 2022
• This would be a preventative measure to keep budgets under control.
  — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2023
• Maintaining a healthy weight is the best preventative measure to reduce the risk of endometrial cancer.
  — Deanna Taylor, Essence, 20 Mar. 2024
• Ticks are often a part of life for people who spend time outdoors in the summer, no matter how committed someone is to preventative measures.
  — Julia Landwehr, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
• While preventative care is key, Dr. Ostad recommends other treatments when the creams don’t work.
  — Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• Maintenance and preventative measures can go a long way to keep your granite surfaces looking sharp.
  — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 5 May 2024