How to Use incidence in a Sentence

incidence

noun
Definition of incidencenext
Synonyms for incidencenext
  • Sixty-six percent said the incidence has increased over their time in office.
    — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
  • Banks’ decision to shorten the grace period comes as the incidence of check fraud grows in the U.S.
    — Alana Semuels, TIME, 13 June 2024
  • Montana, Colorado, and Arkansas rounded out the top states for road rage incidences.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2024
  • The incidence of malaria and Ebola, for example, worsens in such instances.
    — Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
  • Sadly, because of habitat destruction and a high incidence of road collisions, the species is facing extinction.
    — Elizabeth Warkentin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2024
  • During their analysis, the researchers discovered that the scribes had a higher incidence of osteoarthritis, or a disease where joint tissues break down over time.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 June 2024
  • Over the past century, for example, the incidence of kidney cancer has increased steadily in young Americans.
    — Ronnie Cohen, NPR, 20 June 2024
  • For example, while bread and coffee do not interact, research indicates that consuming both at breakfast time may reduce the incidence of abdominal fat.
    — Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 1 July 2024
  • The incidence of prostate cancer is higher there than anywhere else in the world.
    — Nicholas Triolo, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The authors note the incidence difference was small between the two groups.
    — Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 28 June 2023
  • The incidence of quintuplets is rare, doctors said at the time.
    — Laura Barcella, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Over the next decade, the incidence of thyroid cancer increased more than six-fold.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Does this plant have the same incidence of spreading ticks and Lyme disease?
    — Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2024
  • High nitrate content in beets may increase blood flow and lessen the incidence of ED.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2023
  • In gay fathers, the incidence is even higher in the limited amount of studies that have been done, around 12%.
    — Maria Carter, Parents, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The incidence among Black students is about 50% higher.
    — Kat Stafford, Detroit Free Press, 1 June 2023
  • Black men had a 70% higher incidence of prostate cancer than white men.
    — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Maine has the highest incidence of Lyme disease in the country.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
  • The good news is that incidence of current bond defaults is very low, helped by solid balance sheets.
    — Larry Light, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The incidence of cancer has increased as people live longer.
    — Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The AAs with low or no telmisartan exposure had a 3.8% incidence of AD.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Most of the cases were reported in people who traveled to areas with a high incidence of the illness.
    — Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024
  • Due to the very low incidence and prevalence of cholera in the United States, cholera is an orphan indication in this country.
    — Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
  • According to the study, San Bernardino had the highest incidence of fatal accidents in the evening.
    — The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The results drew a bright line between the particulate emissions and the incidence of stillbirths.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The state was ranked fifth worst in the country for the incidence rate of cervical cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
    — al, 6 May 2023
  • But the Rand study found a much higher incidence of chronic homelessness.
    — Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The incidences in Baldwin County are a rarity, but the statistics about the virus are alarming.
    — John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Good control of these conditions will reduce the incidence of strokes and heart attacks.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Antioxidants found in pomegranates may increase blood flow and lower the incidence of ED.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2023

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