How to Use concentration in a Sentence

concentration

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  • There is a concentration of wealth in the cities.
  • He objects to the concentration of power in the hands of a few rich men.
  • When you're tired it's easy to lose your concentration.
  • There was a concentration on ethics within the agency.
  • The job required her full concentration.
  • All that noise is disturbing my concentration.
  • Four cities in Greater Cleveland have the largest concentration of people from one of the top ancestries in the state.
    — Zachary Smith, cleveland, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The man was upfront about his condition, which affects his sleep, thinking, concentration, time management and work, the complaint states.
    — Julia Marnin The Charlotte Observer (tns), al, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Performer 8 helps to increase sperm volume, concentration, and motility.
    — Dallas News, 23 Dec. 2022
  • The key is moving glucose out of the bloodstream, preventing accumulation in the blood and damage that occurs when the concentration of glucose gets too high.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The best sea moss supplements are the ones that have the highest concentration of live kelp, which is important for users seeking to enhance their energy levels and overall well-being.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Keep in mind that a higher concentration of vitamin C may lead to sensitivity, so sensitive skin types may want to stick to a lower percentage.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
  • There's also a risk of market concentration, with only a few dominant platforms emerging—similar to what has happened in the tech sector—and raising antitrust concerns.
    — Monica O'Reilly, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The sites with the highest concentrations of the chemical are marked in deep red on the map.
    — Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • Of those, 27 were found to contain PFAS, though the concentrations were low.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The volume of distribution is the ratio of the amount of the drug in the body overall to its concentration in the blood.
    — Brad Reisfeld, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The lower the concentration of Jews in an area, the longer the explanations.
    — David Harsanyi, National Review, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Lu upped the ante, tracking stress in an area of the body that contains the highest concentration of eccrine sweat glands: the palm.
    — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Inside a kitchen with a wood stove in Ethiopia, PM2.5 concentrations are about 20 times greater than outside the home.
    — Olivia Ferrari, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2024
  • One response might be to try to break up that concentration.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2023
  • After three hours, the team found that drug plasma concentrations in dogs with the patch were more than 150 times higher than in the dogs that took a tablet.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Sep. 2023
  • For very small children the amount of venom dispersed throughout the body is many times the concentration in an adult.
    — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 3 May 2023
  • Here are the cities with the highest concentration of wealthy people in Arizona.
    — Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Some of the highest concentrations of birds are found near the lakeshores, which makes Milwaukee a great spot to birdwatch.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Even with a high concentration of parks to choose from, few can compete with the flagship location of the Great Wolf Lodge.
    — Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2023
  • Further, a paper straw brand was the brand with the highest PFAS concentration.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Even the concentration of graffiti, just seeing that all over the walls and all over the streets, really stuck with me.
    — Allison Noelle Conner, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
  • The concentration of mass is so great that the fabric of spacetime is warped by their gravity.
    — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 12 July 2023
  • After all, there’s a higher concentration of these hoodoos here than anywhere in the world.
    — Maya Silver, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Those fires are why the regions with the highest concentrations of air pollution are largely in the West.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 19 Apr. 2023

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