How to Use supplemental in a Sentence

supplemental

adjective
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  • She receives a supplemental income every month from the government.
  • If your name is not on the list, ask if there is a supplemental list of voters.
    — Malaika Jabali, Essence, 7 Nov. 2022
  • But at the end, there’s some supplemental reading to help.
    — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Nilgai were introduced on the King Ranch in the 1920s as a game species and supplemental food source for the cowboys.
    — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The supplemental budget would be applied through the end of the fiscal year.
    — Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Jan. 2022
  • The supplemental $260 million from the current fifth round of funding will be cut.
    — Vik Jolly, Sacramento Bee, 22 June 2024
  • The production may have just used shots in Pittsburgh for supplemental footage, or B-roll, throughout the film.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 31 July 2023
  • The city says the supplemental shot must be Pfizer-BioNTech, and will be allowed five months after the second dose.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Bring plants home and continue their growth without the need for supplemental lights.
    — Jeff Lowenfels | Alaska Gardening and Growing, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • As such, these fireplaces should only be used as a supplemental heat source.
    — Rachel Center, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The amount comes from a $14 billion supplemental funding bill for Israel that was passed by Congress in April.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Full-time staff members will get a one-time, $1,500 supplemental payment next month.
    — Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Nov. 2022
  • This year, Healey proposed a supplemental budget that includes $85 million to do the same.
    — Samantha J. Gross, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Senate Democrats proposed supplemental pay for those on the frontline during 2020, but that did not come to fruition.
    — Bykaitlyn Koterbski, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Keep in mind that face masks for skin care are not quite necessities but rather supplemental.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Everyone isn't getting the supplemental check at the same time.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The supplemental funding measure now heads to the Senate.
    — Mariia Ulianovska, NBC News, 11 May 2022
  • The only compensation the Sox received for a franchise icon was a supplemental fourth-round draft pick.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Little Rock plans to seek supplemental funding from grants, Scott said.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 8 June 2022
  • Should all of the 21 names on the National Hurricane Center’s list be used, forecasters will turn to a supplemental list set of names.
    — Matthew Cappucci and Jason Samenow, Anchorage Daily News, 24 May 2022
  • Some states like Virginia are moving to fill these gaps, adding supplemental funding for 988 through new fees on wireless plans.
    — Benjamin F. Miller, STAT, 24 Apr. 2022
  • One of the short term goals of the company is to have a deep impact on people’s lives through the food and beverage industry as well as supplemental products.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
  • After spending a few days on supplemental oxygen, the twins were discharged from the hospital, but Gus took a turn for the worse and had to be readmitted that same week.
    — Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Now that the administration has asked for supplemental funding, the ball is in Congress' court.
    — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The city approved a supplemental report for Ocean Kamp, based on the report completed for the previous project.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2022
  • Will Unlike the rotating lists of names, this supplemental list will remain the same each year, only swapping out a name if it is retired.
    — Mallory Nicholls, Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2022
  • This is a fantastic option for a supplemental pack on longer hikes as well as traveling.
    — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2023
  • The questions on being banked or unbanked are supplemental questions added to a survey given to people at their homes.
    — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2024
  • That fee can be submitted via the link to Allure Best of Beauty 2025 supplemental product submission payment.
    — Allure Editors, Allure, 21 Oct. 2024
  • One reason: New Haitian immigrants must wait six to eight weeks to get into a program that provides supplemental food for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, or non-breastfeeding postpartum women, as well as for children and infants.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024

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