inducing

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"Increased cortisol levels help the body respond to immediate stressors by inducing a state of vigilance," said Prof Trevor Hamilton of MacEwan University, corresponding author.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

If ketamine’s antidepressant effect owed to, say, inducing neuroplasticity, the drug should still work even if participants were unconscious.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

When I got Bingo, these facts were framed to me as a kind of conspiracy—corporations exerting influence on vets, inducing them to sell ultraprocessed food to pet parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

He compares it to the process by which water evaporates from a trees' leaves, inducing a pumping effect that draws more water up through the plant's trunk and along its branches to replenish the leaves.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Known today as electroconvulsive therapy, this involved sending electrical current through the brain and inducing seizures.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield