How to Use anabolic steroid in a Sentence

anabolic steroid

noun
  • Ketamine is in the same schedule as drugs such as anabolic steroids and testosterone.
    — Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Coberg and Iza at one point planned to start a business selling anabolic steroids.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • More common than stimulant use is the use of anabolic steroids.
    — Philip D. Harvey, Ph.d., miamiherald, 9 Feb. 2018
  • When a hitter takes an anabolic steroid, the wonder is largely lost.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
  • Oxymetholone is an anabolic steroid that can promote muscle gain and strength for people with anemia.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Health, 16 June 2023
  • Clenbuterol is an anabolic steroid that bodybuilders often use to lose fat and promote lean muscle mass.
    — Dallas News, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The study found that anabolic steroids were less harmful than alcohol, tobacco and cannabis.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
  • How do testosterone or estrogen or other anabolic steroids solve this problem?
    — Umair Irfan, Vox, 24 July 2018
  • Those who know the side effects of anabolic steroids are switching to legal steroid alternatives.
    — Discover Magazine, 30 June 2023
  • She is charged with assisting Mayo and possession of anabolic steroids.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
  • He was alleged in the Mitchell Report to have used anabolic steroids during his career.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • He was alleged in the Mitchell Report to have used anabolic steroids during his career.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • He was alleged in the Mitchell Report to have used anabolic steroids during his career.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Some peptides trigger reactions in the body similar to those of anabolic steroids.
    — Michael Powell, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2018
  • In anabolic steroid abuse, people with normal testosterone levels supplement with steroids and bring their testosterone over the top.
    — Ben Radding, Men's Health, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The group found that people who used muscle-building supplements were eight times more likely to start anabolic steroids compared to those who didn’t.
    — Katie Camero, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Traces of nandrolone, the anabolic steroid that can increase strength and speed, were detected and Guardiola was banned for four months.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • Benevento captain Fabio Lucioni was banned for one year for using an anabolic steroid.
    — Afp, chicagotribune.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Quiala tested positive for the anabolic steroid Drostanolone, according to a news release.
    — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 22 June 2018
  • Ketamine, Tylenol with codeine, and some anabolic steroids are Schedule III drugs.
    — Addy Bink, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The supplement is an anabolic steroid precursor, meaning that the body converts it into testosterone.
    — Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 26 May 2021
  • Police who arrived on the scene discovered anabolic steroids in Taylor’s bedroom.
    — Jeff Miller, Dallas News, 13 July 2023
  • To do this, some athletes train harder, some train longer, and some have even resorted to cheating by taking synthetic hormones such as anabolic steroids.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Examples are drugs containing less than 90 milligrams of codeine per dosage unit, ketamine, anabolic steroids and testosterone.
    — Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Cannabis would instead be a Schedule III substance, like ketamine and some anabolic steroids.
    — Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2025
  • As with anabolic steroids, TRT can lead to bilateral shrinkage as the body needs to produce less testosterone on its own.
    — Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025
  • His brother, Taylor, began using anabolic steroids in high school after being encouraged to get bigger and stronger for sports.
    — Grace Baek, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Schedule 3 drugs include things like ketamine, anabolic steroids and some acetaminophen-codeine combinations.
    — Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The once-taboo topic of anabolic steroid use in the fitness and bodybuilding communities has become its own internet content genre.
    — Jake Traylor, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Schedule 3 drugs include things like, ketamine, anabolic steroids and some acetaminophen-codeine combinations.
    — Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Dec. 2025

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