medicating

Example Sentences

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There was a stigma associated with ADHD—such as that students who had it weren’t very bright—and they didn’t like the idea of medicating their children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

When it comes to taking on an actual diagnosis or making any major life changes — such as medicating — consult a mental health professional.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2022

When the principal threatens to get Child Services involved with Robin’s case, Theo is willing to try anything to keep from medicating his son into an appropriate state of docility.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2021

Dog owners need to make sure that they are not simply medicating against normal dog behaviors such as frequent barking.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2021

What we call our root-and-branch reforms, of slavery, war, gambling, intemperance, is only medicating the symptoms.

From Four American Leaders by Eliot, Charles William