How to Use dopamine in a Sentence

dopamine

noun
Definition of dopaminenext
  • Plus, vibrant prints and vivid colors for an extra fill of dopamine dressing.
    — Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Apr. 2022
  • And, of course, there’s the game, which mixes a spoonful of dopamine with the medicine of learning about data use.
    — Geoffrey A. Fowler, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2022
  • And then there are the endless anecdotes from teens who don't know how to look away from apps designed to deliver a steady scroll of dopamine hits.
    — Theunis Bates, theweek, 25 June 2024
  • This can feel counterintuitive in a world where social media rewards us looking our best with the dopamine hit of likes.
    — Gwendolyn Bounds, TIME, 18 June 2024
  • My father’s pride was like a source of dopamine; a need to succeed with flying colors persisted into my adulthood.
    — Laura Neilson, Vogue, 19 June 2022
  • For those of us glued to the beauty and makeup sides of TikTok, finding the latest tricks to make life easier can be major dopamine boost.
    — Lauren Burwell, Allure, 27 June 2022
  • Now, of course, each is potential content: vicarious thrills for your followers, the dopamine rush of engagement for yourself.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2024
  • Psychologists tell Insider’s Sian Bradley that the puzzle leads to the release of dopamine.
    — Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2022
  • The instantaneous gratification monkey loves the feeling of a dopamine rush.
    — Steve Davis, Forbes, 20 May 2022
  • Nancy Meyers core, dopamine decor, and eclectic vintage were all called out, with more specific search terms mentioned for each category.
    — Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 11 June 2024
  • All of these games can be part of a fun and healthy morning routine; giving your brain a little workout is nice, and having a new one of these puzzles to wrap your head around every day can make for a nice dopamine hit.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 18 May 2022
  • The hormone connected to feelings of reward, dopamine causes people to want pleasurable experiences—or puzzles—again and again.
    — Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2022
  • The struggle simply amplifies the chemical releases of dopamine, serotonin, and adrenaline.
    — Soon Yu, Forbes, 20 May 2022
  • Without dopamine, nerve cells have difficulty communicating with muscles.
    — Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2022
  • The fact that anxiety also boosts dopamine levels points to its role in making positive possibilities into reality.
    — Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, WSJ, 6 May 2022
  • This constant chasing of dopamine hits augments how pleasurable everyday life feels and diminishes our baseline capacity to enjoy and focus on simple things.
    — Dr Sanah Ahsan, refinery29.com, 6 June 2022
  • Overactive systems of dopamine, a neurotransmitter, were thought to be the culprit in psychosis, and antipsychotics inhibited these systems.
    — New York Times, 17 May 2022
  • Again, trusting your gut is the best way to know if a partnership is potentially unhealthy, but that can be tough to do if you’re being flooded with mixed feelings and intoxicating hormones (like dopamine and oxytocin).
    — Katie Arnold-Ratliff, SELF, 24 June 2022
  • Wear this on and off the slopes for a hit of dopamine dressing in the colder landscapes.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Plus, the flash of red is the perfect burst of color when dressing for dopamine.
    — Town & Country, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Try dopamine fasting or, for a quick pick-me-up, get dopamine dressed.
    — Celia Ford, Vox, 22 May 2024
  • The result was that the set was like a dopamine generator.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2023
  • The Datta Lab checked this off its bucket list just this year in its dopamine study.
    — Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024
  • So a dog named after a favorite food is sort of like a double-dopamine hit.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 1 Feb. 2023
  • According to Hird, this powder is known to trigger a dopamine hit in the shark’s brain.
    — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 26 July 2023
  • This change up also reflects the idea behind dopamine decor, which has come to the forefront of the design world in the past year.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2023
  • These are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids which mean your dopamine level in the brain will get increased.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2022
  • But the person who’s actually getting the dopamine hit off of that is you, the tipper.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Video of the band members watching the pre-tel awards ceremony is like a hit of dopamine.
    — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Essentially, to parent through rewards is to play with the levers of a child’s dopamine.
    — Josh Wilbur, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2022

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