nostrum

Example Sentences

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One of the abundance nostrums, making things cheaper through deregulation, is laughable.

From Salon

Kennedy has promoted almost useless nostrums against measles, such as Vitamin A, while describing vaccination as a personal choice.

From Los Angeles Times

He has taken Emerson’s nostrum about consistency being “the hobgoblin of little minds” to its acid-flashback extreme: no consistency, no mind to speak of, but one hell of a hobgoblin.

From Salon

“The FDA’s war on public health is about to end,” he wrote, decrying the agency’s “aggressive suppression” of such worthless anti-COVID nostrums as ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine.

From Los Angeles Times

When asked for specifics about what she would do if elected, she often offers word salads and nostrums about bringing people together.

From Los Angeles Times