How to Use lorazepam in a Sentence

lorazepam

noun
  • The only thing keeping him grounded through it all is his wife’s lorazepam.
    — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • This is because older adults can be more sensitive to the sedative effects of lorazepam.
    — Verywell Health, 3 June 2025
  • The most common ones used are diazepam, clonazepam, lorazepam and midazolam.
    — Jacob Pellinen, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The question will be, how frequently was Victoria taking this lorazepam?
    — Ben Tinker, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
  • The employee that skipped the pill was under the impression that Anita was prescribed lorazepam merely to help her sleep.
    — AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Benzodiazepines, such as as lorazepam and diazepam, are typically prescribed as a sleep aid and to treat anxiety.
    — Mark Lieber, CNN, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Victoria uses lorazepam to help her sleep and even takes the medication before having what should be a relaxing massage.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Benzodiazepines such as alprazolam, diazepam and lorazepam can be helpful when taken on a short-term basis.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 20 Jan. 2020
  • She’s credited next to two monkeys, one of whom is blowing smoke (perhaps because Parker’s character loves herself some lorazepam).
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The diversion tactic doesn’t alleviate Tim’s stress though, and his wife Victoria again offers him one of her trusty lorazepams.
    — Dan Heching, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Kraft was arrested at a traffic stop in 1983 after police found a dead man in the passenger seat with beer bottles and lorazepam tablets scattered around his feet.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Ativan is the brand name for lorazepam,a benzodiazepine, that is used to treat anxiety, drug withdrawal, agoraphobia and seizure disorders, among other things.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 19 May 2017
  • Its generic drugs included adenosine, which is a drug for irregular heartbeats, and lorazepam, which is used for anxiety as well as nausea and vomiting in some cancer patients.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 16 July 2023
  • His family derives some comfort from the knowledge that the medical examiner did not find lorazepam in Little Roy’s system.
    — Stephanie Apstein, SI.com, 17 July 2019
  • Diane’s nurse practitioner wrote her another prescription for lorazepam, to be used during panic attacks, and one for the antidepressant Zoloft.
    — Katie Engelhart, New York Times, 9 May 2023
  • Jackson died in June 2009 at the age of 50 due to acute intoxication of propofol and lorazepam, which caused the singer to go into cardiac arrest.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
  • Timothy dips into his wife’s lorazepam supply, unable to face the potential fallout from financial misdeeds that his family apparently knows nothing about.
    — Rick Rojas, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Toxicology tests showed the presence of barbiturates, caffeine and lorazepam, also known as Ativan, for relief of anxiety.
    — Ed White, The Denver Post, 3 June 2017
  • Experts advise against taking lorazepam after drinking alcohol, as the combination can lead to breathing issues or difficulty waking.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Posey brought the laughs and lorazepam to The White Lotus season 3 as the Ratliff family matriarch, Victoria.
    — Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Among the drugs the FDA will allow compounders to make are five sedatives and anesthetics – etomidate, dexmedetomidine, ketamine, lorazepam, and midazolam.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 Apr. 2020
  • And according to testimony from a paramedic that responded to the 911 call and found Jackson without a pulse, Murray did not mention giving Jackson anything other than the lorazepam.
    — Katherine Harmon, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2011
  • Murray, who had administered Michael propofol, benzodiazepines lorazepam, and midazolam before his death, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 17 July 2024
  • Besides lorazepam, which is marketed under the brand name Ativan, other common benzodiazepines include Valium (diazepam), Klonopin (clonazepam), and Xanax (alprazolam).
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 19 Mar. 2025

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