How to Use steroid in a Sentence

steroid

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  • He was accused of taking steroids.
  • As for the volume and the muscle, Michael still belts like Tarzan on steroids.
    — Arsenio Orteza, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Also, once oral steroids are stopped the new hair may fall out again.
    — Heather L. Brannon, Md, Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2024
  • But there is good reason to think Trump 2.0 would be Trump 1.0 on steroids.
    — Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2024
  • New coach Sean Lewis has signed up to solve a Rubik’s Cube on steroids.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2023
  • He was paid $50 per package in return and took some of the steroids for his own use.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
  • His family tried steroid creams, wet wraps, bleach baths, and all of the lotions.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2023
  • In the end, the physician’s assistant declined to prescribe the steroids.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Think of it as a whirl of happy hours on steroids, often with a check attached.
    — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The brick-and-mortar bakery can only be described as the pop-up on steroids.
    — Nikita Richardson, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Which steroid farm did Elon Musk visit to find someone strong enough to do the heavy lifting?
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2023
  • Before cutting the set short, Maines said the group would try one more song while waiting for her steroid shot to kick in.
    — Griffin Wiles, The Indianapolis Star, 20 June 2022
  • The delicate, steroid-free formula makes this wash safe enough for even the youngest users.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The study started after the end of baseball’s infamous steroids era saw a spike in home runs.
    — Seth Borenstein, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The study started after the end of baseball's infamous steroids era saw a spike in home runs.
    — Seth Borenstein, ajc, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Nasal steroid sprays, and jabs of platelet-rich blood plasma straight to the nose, could speed cellular healing.
    — Abigail Tucker, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Wrestling has all the drama of reality TV, but on steroids.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
  • In 2008, she was sentenced to six months in prison for perjury after lying about her steroid use.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Doctors prescribed steroids that helped with some of her symptoms.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2023
  • There's the wrestler costume with neon-green steroid hoses injected into his Hulk-sized body.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The man was treated with steroids and anti-parasitic agents.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
  • For one thing, former great players tend to have contempt for steroid suspects.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Nov. 2022
  • This behavior may be linked to oxytocin as well as to other hormones and steroids.
    — Lambeth Hochwald, Parents, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Miguel Miller, a weather service forecaster, put a colorful spin on it, telling the New York Times that the fog seemed to be on steroids.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The purpose of the steroid ointment is to reduce inflammation and allow the skin to heal and recover.
    — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 1 June 2022
  • Dunand is 695 home runs behind his uncle, who is fourth on the all-time list after a career tainted by steroid use.
    — Bernie Wilson, ajc, 8 May 2022
  • The gas is like carbon dioxide on steroids and is 84 times more powerful at warming the planet.
    — Ben Tracy, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2023
  • He was put on an oral steroid for a year; the ultimate plan would be removing tonsils and adenoids.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2022
  • Sold in a long box, the pasta is tubular and massive, like bucatini on steroids.
    — Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Though, if the itching is really bad, a steroid lotion or ointment may be the key to your relief, says Dr. Rodney.
    — Women's Health, 27 Jan. 2023

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