substance

Example Sentences

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It substantially narrowed the list of nominated ingredients, quickly reviewed each remaining substance and placed them into three categories.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Profits will rise faster than the price of the substance, often sending shares upward faster than oil futures.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

In his statement, Mills does not address the substance of the allegations, provide any further detail about them or offer a denial.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Turner told me: “I don’t think there’s any science or substance behind it. It’s a marketing pitch.”

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

It also yielded alkahest, the universal solvent—an agent that could eat through any substance in the world: glass, stone, metal, even diamond.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor