stimulant

Example Sentences

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“It is a terrific stimulant of a sense of urgency.”

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

For decades, stimulant medications have been thought to work by directly influencing brain regions responsible for attention.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025

“When a young person shows up with anxiety after starting a stimulant, that doesn’t mean that they have an anxiety disorder,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

More than 10 traders were arrested last Friday in the main coastal city of Mombasa as the ban on the stimulant took effect, local media reported.

From BBC • May 28, 2024

I would not have thought such a style of waiting a great stimulant to appetite.'

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro