wonder drug

Example Sentences

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The headlines squeal with delight: Latest wonder drug will "cure" obesity.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2023

“I think whipping people up into thinking this was a wonder drug was unconscionable,” he said.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023

She said she will take a "wonder drug".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2023

For Emma, meanwhile, the blush of first love is like a wonder drug attacking the pressures of the rink, and it might mean even more.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2022

He was happy, relaxed, self-assured, pleased as punch, like someone who had been terminally ill and, when all seemed lost, had been cured by some wonder drug and was now ready to conquer the world.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane