How to Use performance-enhancing drug in a Sentence
performance-enhancing drug
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Steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs were flooding sports and there wasn’t much of a way to stop them.
—Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
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There has never been a hitter not linked to performance-enhancing drugs with back-to-back 60-homer seasons.
—Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2023
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In his return from a performance-enhancing drug suspension that cost him 80 games, Tatis went hitless at the plate in five at-bats.
—Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2023
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None of the riders in this article have been popped for using performance-enhancing drugs.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 28 June 2024
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The use of performance-enhancing drugs has been a persistent problem.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2023
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Bonds' numbers are all linked to performance-enhancing drugs.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 11 July 2023
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There are thousands of players who were using performance-enhancing drugs during the steroid era.
—Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
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He was later signed to the New York Jets but didn’t last long due to a four-game suspension after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
—Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 30 June 2023
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The quarterback is set to miss the first two games of next season for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024
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The ice cream tastes super-buttery, like shortbread on performance-enhancing drugs.
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2023
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Ronald Jones, the veteran signed to help fill the void, has been hit with a two-game suspension to start the season for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy.
—David Moore, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2023
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Trump is claiming Biden will use performance-enhancing drugs.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
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There has even been talk of performance-enhancing drugs, which further fuels the pro sports comparison.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
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About a dozen were determined to be using performance-enhancing drugs.
—Lolita C. Baldor, ajc, 2 May 2023
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Due to injuries and a six-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs, Hopkins’ production has dipped over the past couple of seasons.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 16 July 2023
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But with weight training bigger than it’s ever been, the use of performance-enhancing drugs has exploded in parallel.
—Longreads, 7 June 2024
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Hopkins, who turns 31 in June, is now a free agent after a tumultuous three-year run with the Cardinals when injuries and a suspension for performance-enhancing drugs forced him to miss 15 games in the last two seasons.
—Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
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If a player tests positive for performance-enhancing drugs, the suspension is 80 games for a first offense and one season for a second offense.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
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Bolt earned a total of eight gold medals in his career (his ninth was rescinded after a relay teammate was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs) with a number of wins in the world championships.
—Matthew Acosta, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
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Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramírez again lagged, hurt by suspensions for performance-enhancing drugs.
—Ronald Blum, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
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Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramírez again lagged, hurt by suspensions for performance-enhancing drugs.
—Ronald Blum, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2024
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Jones will miss the first two regular season games because of a performance-enhancing drug suspension.
—Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 21 Aug. 2023
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The three-time first-team All-Pro performed well after serving his six-game suspension for a violation of the league's performance-enhancing drugs policy.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2023
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The new roster addition was hit with a two-game suspension to start the season for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2023
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It's considered a potential performance-enhancing drug and isn't legal on race days.
—Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2023
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Hopkins missed the first six games of last season after violating the league's performance-enhancing drugs policy.
—Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 16 July 2023
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Drug screening: Players take urine tests for recreational or performance-enhancing drugs.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2023
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But so does something else Conte says earlier in the film, reflecting on helping athletes achieve greatness through performance-enhancing drugs.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
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When Seaman Mullen died, Navy personnel found performance-enhancing drugs, including testosterone and human growth hormone, in his car.
—Dave Philipps, New York Times, 25 May 2023
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Spotlight on steroids Taylor’s suicide focused a spotlight on the abuse of performance-enhancing drugs among high school students in North Texas, particularly athletes.
—Jeff Miller, Dallas News, 13 July 2023
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