nostrum

Example Sentences

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Diets and exercise, the usual nostrums, almost always provide short-term weight loss, at best.

From Seattle Times

Thursday’s pitches included nostrums for prostate enlargement and joint pain and a pill dispenser, not generally a young person’s needs.

From Los Angeles Times

His nostrums, including disinfectant, sunlight, and hydroxychloroquine, could be dismissed as comical if they weren't downright dangerous, encouraging possibly fatal experimentation, while breeding false hopes.

From Salon

As coronavirus anxiety began to spread across the land, so did bogus nostrums promising protection from this modern-day plague.

From Scientific American

The message ended with this self-congratulatory nostrum: “Scouting teaches young people to come together to find peaceful solutions, to work to become the best versions of themselves, and to create a better world.”

From Washington Post