depressant

Example Sentences

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Caffeine is a stimulant, and alcohol is a depressant that can take the edge off too many espresso shots.

From Washington Post

I have some doubts about that being the primary depressant, considering that the second, third and fourth most morose metros on the list are all in the Sun Belt: Riverside-San Bernardino, Phoenix and Miami.

From Seattle Times

Did you find the pandemic to be a creative stimulant or depressant?

From Seattle Times

“You have a lot more energy because alcohol is a depressant,” said Ruby Mehta, a licensed clinical social worker and the director of clinical operations at Tempest, a digital recovery program in Manhattan.

From New York Times

The court was told she was a vulnerable child who took anti depressants, occasionally self harmed and had been allocated a social worker.

From BBC