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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Hadwick listed her priorities as suspending the state’s gas tax and increasing state spending on wildfire mitigation and fire education prevention programs.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Each episode will also feature a mentorship session and a lab segment offering participants practical tips in areas such as sports nutrition, mental preparation, and injury prevention.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Mendiola said the agency is focused on prevention as much as enforcement.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
And both understand that crime prevention is as important as enforcement.
—The Editorial Board, Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Each episode will also feature a mentorship session and a lab segment offering participants practical tips in areas such as sports nutrition, mental preparation, and injury prevention.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Mendiola said the agency is focused on prevention as much as enforcement.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
And both understand that crime prevention is as important as enforcement.
—The Editorial Board, Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Prevention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prevention. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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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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