How to Use testosterone in a Sentence

testosterone

noun
Definition of testosteronenext
  • As the rut ends, a buck's or bull's testosterone drops, and so do their antlers.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2023
  • And at age 50, most men have lost over half of their testosterone.
    — Maria Williams, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
  • There’s a huge gulf between the testosterone ranges of men and women.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2022
  • And there are some options that don’t feel too drenched in testosterone.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The men in the study were in their 20s, and their testosterone went down about 25 percent on average.
    — Ian McMahan, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
  • Roaring applause, testosterone sweat and vape haze filled the air.
    — Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The South African athlete’s challenge against the testosterone rules began in 2018.
    — Gerald Imray, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • How long does Tongkat Ali take to increase testosterone?
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
  • In a boy, the hormones trigger the testicles to make testosterone and sperm.
    — Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 9 July 2024
  • And then there’s the opposite side of not having enough testosterone.
    — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Zinc is needed to convert the inactive form of testosterone into the active form in the body.
    — Kelsey Kunik, Rd, Health, 25 July 2023
  • After their 30th birthday, men tend to lose testosterone at a rate of 1 percent each year.
    — Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 1 June 2022
  • Could his testosterone injections have led to his stroke?
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Treatment of low testosterone will help your bones get better faster.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The Lincoln Project was a profane, testosterone-heavy workplace.
    — Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The effects of Tongkat Ali on testosterone levels vary from person to person.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The officer searched the Tahoe and found a bottle of testosterone and a small amount of marijuana, the report said.
    — Henri Hollis, ajc, 13 May 2022
  • It also can be used to alter testosterone levels in men.
    — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2022
  • The movie is its own genre, techno-testosterone nostalgia.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2022
  • Ketamine is in the same schedule as drugs such as anabolic steroids and testosterone.
    — Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
  • That might have been adolescence or testosterone or whatever the f*ck was running through my body at the time.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Some researchers suggest that zinc may play a role in BPH in relation to testosterone.
    — Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 3 July 2024
  • Size also doesn't have to do with testosterone or the Y chromosome, anything of that nature.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The muscular Thomas — who now pitches a testosterone supplement in TV ads — has spoken for years about the scourge of steroids.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Over the next six hours, gambles are taken, hands are shaken, and deals are made in a flurry of brinkmanship, shouting, and testosterone.
    — WIRED, 5 Jan. 2023
  • My husband is 73 and injects testosterone every 10 days or so.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 June 2023
  • Since Julien had begun using testosterone, his voice had deepened and his sideburns had grown in.
    — Trip Gabriel Hilary Swift, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Add steroids and testosterone-boosting drugs or supplements to that list, too, Cheskin says.
    — Melissa Matthews, Men's Health, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Spike is on the heavier side now, but that’s good for a male elephant going through musth cycles when testosterone levels ... spike.
    — Lee Powell, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Half received a low-dose testosterone gel daily, while the other half was given a placebo.
    — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 17 Jan. 2024

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