How to Use enhancer in a Sentence

enhancer

noun
Definition of enhancernext
  • There is a breakdown in the supply chain for the performance enhancers.
    — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 18 June 2018
  • Read my lips: Lipstick is an enhancer for any and all fabulous, savvy jet-setters.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2024
  • Carpal predicts an even broader impact of the enhancer-finding methods.
    — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 14 June 2018
  • Brown knows from experience that dumping a deficit on a successor is not a legacy enhancer.
    — George Skelton, latimes.com, 14 May 2018
  • There’s only one way to have a rule and that is to suspend anyone who tests positive for performance-enhancer.
    — Peter King, SI.com, 15 Apr. 2018
  • The researchers found 16 good candidates for the Sox9 enhancer.
    — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 14 June 2018
  • That's what happened when the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the state's penalty enhancer for hate speech.
    — Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2018
  • Mushrooms are often considered only for their culinary use because they are packed with flavor-enhancers and have gourmet appeal.
    — Robert Beelman, CNN, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Positivi-tea, their mood and creativity enhancer, is the only tea that contains caffeine.
    — Steffi Victorioso, Los Angeles Magazine, 29 May 2018
  • Bakers recognize that adding vanilla to pastries and desserts acts as a flavor enhancer, but vanilla also brings out savory flavors.
    — Carole Kotkin, miamiherald, 13 June 2018
  • Some of the theft charges rise to felony status because of a provision in state law known as an elder abuse enhancer that applies in some cases where victims are 60 years or older.
    — Stephanie Morse and Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2018
  • The elevated rate of oxygen delivery to working is a natural performance enhancer.
    — Sara Angle, Outside Online, 22 June 2018
  • The 24-year-old Irving's four-game suspension to start last season was for violating league policy on performance enhancers.
    — Schuyler Dixon, Houston Chronicle, 15 June 2018
  • Smith insists his longshot bid to win the state's highest office isn’t just another resume enhancer, the ultimate ego boost for a man who has already collected so many diverse experiences.
    — Daniela Altimari, courant.com, 14 June 2018
  • The funding was justified as a transportation enhancer because the road to the church, East Broadway, was being paved for the first time as a state transportation department project.
    — Author: Jim Paulin, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2018
  • That’s five straight losses, one each to match the number of games Lopez has played since management moved to the player development/draft lottery ping-pong ball combination enhancer stage of the season.
    — K.c. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 24 Mar. 2018
  • Critics of Lasix say that the drug is a performance enhancer and should be banned.
    — Jim Chairusmi, WSJ, 1 May 2021
  • Seen holding the lip enhancer at the start of the clip, Hamlin questions Rinna about the makeup.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Many of the waitstaff seemed to be on chemical mood enhancers.
    — Adam Shatz, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2019
  • One key factor is the presence of enhancers or inhibitors in these food sources.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The chain is now planning to get rid of the flavor enhancer, which has garnered both fans and enemies, by the end of 2025.
    — Fortune, 29 June 2022
  • Grab seats facing the Indian Ocean and watch the sun go down with a cocktail enhancer.
    — Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
  • For the flower, which unites most sleep-enhancers on the market, has been proven to reduce heart rate and help the muscles in the body relax.
    — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 29 July 2018
  • They can be applied to wet hair or to dry hair as an anytime treatment or shine enhancer.
    — Dina Cheney, SELF, 13 Dec. 2019
  • Clip the coupon in the product description to save 50 percent on the best-selling lash enhancer and primer at Amazon.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
  • In the time since, Burton has been not only a diligent keeper of the McQueen flame but also an enhancer of it.
    — Vogue, 14 Aug. 2019
  • And even if the recipient doesn’t bake, present the extract as an instant mood enhancer.
    — Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2021
  • The flavor enhancer is already being used in more than 100 beverages around the world, Hahn says.
    — Matt Reynolds, Wired, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Gardening in orbit seems to be a mood enhancer and could lead to asteroid belt borscht.
    — Steve Mirsky, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2020
  • When foreign stocks and funds began to gain popularity three or four decades ago, they were viewed as diversification enhancers.
    — The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2024

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