Examples of prevention in a Sentence
Exercise and diet play a role in the prevention of heart disease.
good crowd control is crucial to the prevention of riots
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Atrocity crimes prevention cannot be left to chance.
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Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
One, the Padres’ No. 1 strength — run prevention — owes in part to catchers Elías Díaz and Martin Maldonado.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
The cost is similar to the price of other prevention medicine options, according to Gilead.
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Recognizing this risk is the first essential step to prevention.
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Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
One, the Padres’ No. 1 strength — run prevention — owes in part to catchers Elías Díaz and Martin Maldonado.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
The cost is similar to the price of other prevention medicine options, according to Gilead.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Recognizing this risk is the first essential step to prevention.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
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“Prevention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prevention. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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prevention
noun
pre·ven·tion
pri-ˈven-chən 
: the act or practice of preventing something
the prevention of fires
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