How to Use narcotic in a Sentence

narcotic

1 of 2 noun
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  • Peace, right now, feels like a fantasy born of a narcotic smoked in a pipe.
    — Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The number of narcotics arrests in the city closely tracks the policy shift.
    — Wesley Parnell, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Garza said Gonzalez had weapons and narcotics charges in his past.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
  • At one moment, the supply of analgesics—narcotics—was quite short.
    — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Would the latter mean the student had possessed a narcotic in school?
    — Chad Calder | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 4 Nov. 2020
  • Yet Mexico has found few labs where the narcotic is made.
    — Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Investigators asked Bryant about the bricks of narcotics that were inside the wall.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Grant had been in custody since September 28, and was facing gun and narcotics charges, Vanore said.
    — Tina Burnside, CNN, 9 May 2023
  • The narcotic on this island isn’t release from the obligation of home, but from the world of consequence.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2021
  • By the time the police arrived, the scene was cleaned of any evidence of narcotics, and only the homeowner remained.
    — Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The narcotics were meant to be distributed to inmates at the jail, prosecutors said.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Gang members also sold drugs in West and Southwest Baltimore and used the profits to buy guns and more narcotics.
    — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Herder and Parker denied any knowledge of the narcotics in the backpacks and said they were not asked or paid to smuggle narcotics, the affidavit said.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Castor’s discovery came on the heels of a busy narcotics July in the waters surrounding the island chain.
    — Olivia George Tampa Bay Times (tns), al, 8 Aug. 2023
  • He was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia and narcotics.
    — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Cars pulled into the driveway, and people ordered and received their narcotics at a window.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Probable cause was found to search the car and a substance, believed to be narcotics, as well as drug paraphernalia was seized.
    — cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Dedmon, the former narcotics investigator, was tasked by McAlpin to take care of the complaint.
    — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Her daughter was off narcotics within five days of leaving the hospital.
    — Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Wheeler said investigators are working with the Texas Rangers to see whether any narcotics Lewis introduced to the jail led to the death of an inmate.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Police determined the driver was under the influence of a narcotic at the time of the collision.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2022
  • The gas allowed the agents to enter and kill the Chechen militants who had taken hundreds of people hostage, but the powerful narcotic also killed more than 100 of the hostages.
    — Jeanne Whalen, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Kelly was arrested in 2020 on suspicion of possession of narcotics with intent to sell, but the case was dismissed due to the lack of a speedy trial.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
  • In his military career, he was focused on counter narcotics missions in Afghanistan.
    — Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The hospital also plans to construct a new narcotics treatment center in the Twin Aire neighborhood.
    — Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Grant was in custody for narcotics violations, theft and firearm charges, the deputy commissioner said.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 May 2023
  • Even kids or adults who have taken a narcotic before can easily be overwhelmed by the smallest laced dose of fentanyl.
    — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The penalties for the possession and sale of narcotics seemed to me excessively harsh for opioids, let alone for marijuana.
    — Andrew Weil, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Robles and Cruz pleaded not guilty, per the report, and Macci pleaded guilty to narcotics conspiracy and is set to be sentenced in July.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2023
  • After dealing narcotics took over his life and eventually sent him to prison, Indianapolis street artist Michael 'Kwazar' Martin had ample time to think about his future.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 17 Mar. 2024
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narcotic

2 of 2 adjective
  • A half pill of oxycodone, a narcotic painkiller, was found on a nightstand next to the man’s chair.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Images of the drugs show each narcotic packed into bales off the coast.
    — Steven Vargas, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2021
  • In the man’s car, officers found what were believed to be a narcotic.
    — cleveland, 10 June 2022
  • There is always the smell of plumeria—a fragrance that has a near-narcotic effect on me.
    — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2021
  • It’s made from powdered tree bark, can be served hot or cold, and has a mild narcotic effect.
    — Jason Kehe, Wired, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Police believe the man was high on an unidentified narcotic at the time of the arrest.
    — Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Tonight will be my first night without any narcotic pain killers.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Jahmari Wright, 16, is charged as an adult in the January wounding of narcotic Det.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 12 Mar. 2020
  • While a deputy spoke with Jones, colleagues arrived with a narcotic-sniffing dog.
    — Kevin Tresolini, USA TODAY, 13 May 2022
  • Sights, sounds, and scenes come rushing back like a strong narcotic to catapult you into the stardust of your life.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Benzonatate is the only non-narcotic prescription cough medicine available in the U.S.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 15 Nov. 2022
  • In June 2022, he and Smith were hit with new felony charges — including one for the distribution and purchase of the narcotic oxycodone.
    — Fox News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The moments when Malaam takes over are undoubtedly the most narcotic.
    — Nicolas Stecher, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2019
  • At the conclusion of any bout of following, Mull fell into a narcotic sleep.
    — Jonathan Lethem, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Kauffman was a minor player in the area’s busy narcotic ecosystem.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2021
  • Dominique Rayon Cole was charged with dealing in a narcotic drug, a Level 3 felony.
    — Staff, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
  • In 2015, Hachey was convicted of the sale of a hallucinogen/narcotic, a felony offense.
    — Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Once a possible narcotic has been detected, agents can open and inspect the item.
    — Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 30 Oct. 2020
  • The woman admitted to taking a narcotic earlier in the day.
    — cleveland, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Billions of narcotic pills were shipped to parts of the U.S. where people had few opportunities, but plenty of pain.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 11 June 2020
  • They are charged with intent to distribute a narcotic and other charges.
    — Washington Post, 6 May 2022
  • Many of the hospice’s patients were addicts lured by the promise of free narcotic painkillers, prosecutors said.
    — Kim Christensen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2020
  • But even after its narcotic-fueled death, the bear has continued to have a striking legacy.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 3 Dec. 2022
  • She is charged with the smuggling of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, punishable in Russia by a sentence of six to 10 years.
    — Gregory Svirnovskiy, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2022
  • Tests on a sample of vials reveal a concentration of painkilling narcotic as low as 0.1 percent.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 18 Aug. 2020
  • The two were trained similarly to how narcotic dogs are, Darling explained.
    — Laura Studley, CNN, 8 Jan. 2022
  • All-Star was accused of carrying cannabis oil in her luggage and smuggling a narcotic substance.
    — Analis Bailey, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Though 83 percent of the civilians requested narcotic pain killers, only 32 percent of the soldiers did.
    — Austin Frakt, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Several residents said the stores would sell narcotic medications over the counter only to foreign tourists.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
  • In November, election workers in California and at least four other states received suspicious letters, some containing the powerful narcotic fentanyl.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024

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