How to Use nonmedical in a Sentence

nonmedical

adjective
  • Chewy’s growth in the nonmedical pet products market seemed like a walk in the park.
    — Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Death doulas, also known as end-of-life doulas, focus on the nonmedical needs of those near death.
    — Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Plus, there will be thousands of nonmedical jobs to support the health care industry.
    — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Once in Egypt, nonmedical evacuees have largely been left to fend for themselves.
    — Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
  • Nineteen states allow nonmedical cannabis use in some fashion.
    — Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022
  • What makes fentanyl so dangerous in nonmedical use is its potency.
    — Dallas News, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Parents took the online course, then made an appointment at their local health department to get their nonmedical waivers signed.
    — Kate Wells, NPR, 2 June 2026
  • California cracked down, becoming the first state in decades to end nonmedical vaccine waivers.
    — Kate Wells, NPR, 2 June 2026
  • The increase in exemptions was mostly all for nonmedical reasons.
    — Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
  • From the beginning, however, the drug reached a nonmedical market.
    — Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Jenny Hayes Edwards was one of the first women in the country to preserve her eggs for nonmedical reasons.
    — Dani Blum, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Moreover, those who do quit nonmedical use and stabilize on an appropriate dose of these meds can drive, connect with others and work as well as anyone else.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Time, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Mental health specialists are charged with doing much of the hands-on, nonmedical care for patients – things like making sure patients got up, brushed their teeth, and got breakfast.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Caraa Cares initiative gets nonmedical-grade masks to as many people as possible to work toward flattening the curve.
    — Erin Parker, Glamour, 6 Apr. 2020
  • At Home Care Group provided in-home medical and nonmedical care in the Bend area.
    — Garrett Andrews, oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Doulas are nonmedical supporters for pregnant people who guide them during pregnancy and labor.
    — Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Only Medicaid will pay for nonmedical, long-term nursing home care, indefinitely as long as there’s a need.
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 9 May 2023
  • Doulas are nonmedical professionals who are trained to give pregnant women counsel and support during labor.
    — Edward McKinnon, arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Europe leads in market cap in only one arena, nonmedical biotech, but has specialized strengths in batteries and obesity drugs.
    — Kevin Russell, Fortune, 6 May 2026
  • Many doctors have argued that those exceptions are written in nonmedical language and fail to reflect the health risks to a mother that come with pregnancy and childbirth.
    — Frances Stead Sellers, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Ban on cat declawing Declawing cats for nonmedical reasons is set to be prohibited statewide.
    — Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Time stamps on records reviewed by The Times appear to show that euthanasias were performed during those hours for nonmedical reasons at most county shelters.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
  • A number of states also allow recreational or nonmedical cannabis use among adults, which is regulated in similar ways to alcohol.
    — Lucy Xiaolu Wang, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The memo also advised against social transition - a nonmedical process in which a person changes their clothing, name or pronouns to better align with their gender identity.
    — Anne Branigin and Annie Gowen, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The memo also advised against social transition — a nonmedical process in which a person changes their clothing, name or pronouns to better align with their gender identity.
    — Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The company’s masks were made of cotton and spandex and were being sold as a nonmedical protection for Kaiser Permanente.
    — J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 1 June 2020
  • As nonmedical exemptions rise across the country, vaccine rates among kindergarteners are steadily decreasing.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Hence, the inception of the birth doula—a nonmedical caregiver who assisted pregnant women in the transition to motherhood.
    — Virginia Chang, Scientific American, 19 June 2021
  • Most of the guard members will assist with nonmedical tasks at hospitals, such as patient transport, housekeeping, and food services, DeWine said.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2021
  • The seemingly unto-eternity extension of the Covid crisis is now doing more nonmedical damage to the country than the virus itself.
    — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2022

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