How to Use prescribe in a Sentence

prescribe

verb
  • The law prescribes a prison sentence of at least five years for the crime.
  • This drug should not be prescribed to children.
  • We must follow the rules as prescribed by the government.
  • The doctor prescribed three months of physical therapy for my leg injury.
  • The regulations prescribe that all employees must pass a physical examination.
  • But how will they be prescribed?
    — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2026
  • John joked that he’d been prescribed a good night’s sleep.
    — Rebecca Edmisten, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • And that’s why doctors prescribed it to me.
    — P.e. Moskowitz september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Her provider prescribed her an inhaler for the first time in her life.
    — Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Here, treatments are not prescribed—they are shaped.
    — Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
  • But this physician doesn't prescribe pills.
    — Itay Hod, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • It prescribed duties for young men in Athens.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
  • For stress, she had been prescribed Zoloft and then Klonopin.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Sokhal is not in a rush to have pharmacists prescribe the pills.
    — Sarah Volpenhein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2022
  • His doctor prescribed him an iron pill, and said to get his blood checked again in a week.
    — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
  • These drugs are not ready to be prescribed for addiction.
    — Ziyad Al-Aly, STAT, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Kids too young for chewables might instead be prescribed drops or gels.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
  • The doctor took her blood pressure and prescribed some pills.
    — Lyudmila Ulitskaya, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Surgery is rarely prescribed for minors, but has risen in recent years.
    — Stephen Humphries, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
  • So there’s certain areas prescribed for us in our statute.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
  • Medicine is prescribed for men’s bodies, based on studies with men.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The first step in getting on the waiting list is for a physician to prescribe it.
    — al, 2 Feb. 2022
  • It can be prescribed as a painkiller to treat severe pain after surgeries.
    — Aarón Torres, Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2023
  • It can be prescribed to obese and overweight patients in the country.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 9 Nov. 2023
  • When prescribed for weight loss, it is sold under the brand name Wegovy.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Some were more open to trying it briefly, while others refused to prescribe it.
    — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
  • He was prescribed an antiviral, and within a few weeks, the rash cleared up.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Have you been prescribed mifepristone over telemedicine?
    — Npr Staff, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
  • There are plenty of caveats, however, about what can and can't be prescribed.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Will physicians prescribe the new product, and will patients take it?
    — Harris Kaplan, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2021

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