How to Use concentration in a Sentence

concentration

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  • 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.
  • With the gel, a concentration of hormones seems to build up in the skin and create a reservoir that releases more slowly.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
  • Kids with dandruff or cradle cap often benefit from a shampoo with a low concentration of zinc pyrithione.
    — Sarah Bradley, Parents, 20 May 2024
  • 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
  • However, some experts urge pregnant people to talk to their health care provider before using it because certain ingredients could be harmful in high concentrations.
    — Cat Matta, Parents, 22 July 2024
  • And 31% of drowning deaths involve a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) over the legal limit.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 22 July 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The concentration of tourists in the walled-off racing area along the Strip has kept people from venturing downtown.
    — David Hill, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2024
  • But after placing the suction patch, the researchers found higher concentrations of the drug in the dogs’ bodies.
    — Popular Science, 27 Sep. 2023
  • That's a workout that had that needed a little bit more concentration on my end.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • People began to have fewer children, and the high concentration of Catholic churches and schools in the area no longer fits the needs of residents.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The end result of his open vision for AI is still a concentration of power, just in a different shape.
    — Alex Heath, The Verge, 18 Jan. 2024
  • One man has a towel over his shoulder, deep in concentration.
    — Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
  • In the United States, the limit for a pilot is 0.04 blood alcohol concentration.
    — Jennifer Hauser, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
  • To be considered safe, the chlorine concentration in a pool should be high enough to control any potential pathogens in the water, Tetro says.
    — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 16 June 2023
  • Once sunlight goes away, the ozone concentrations decrease.
    — Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 17 May 2023
  • The officers also told the men to go to areas where the concentration of Black residents was higher, the court document says.
    — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
  • This can increase penicillin concentrations in the blood as well as the risk of side effects and drug toxicity.
    — Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Maps show seemingly the entire country pocked with wildfires, with concentrations in the west and northeast.
    — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2023
  • Some labels disclose a concentration percentage and others don’t—the best strength is the one your skin can tolerate, says Dr. Fox.
    — Kayla Blanton, Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The concentration of Delta 8 THC in your blood depends on several factors.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
  • When water levels in a plant are lower, so is the ion concentration—meaning the resistance, and therefore the bioimpedance levels, will be higher.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Dotted along the two-mile stretch between Atlantic and Ocean Avenues sits the largest concentration of mid-century motels in the country.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The first learning center would be in Springdale but other centers could be opened later in parts of the state where there are concentrations of home school families.
    — Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2023

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