How to Use tincture in a Sentence

tincture

noun
  • Often used in teas and tinctures.
    — Ryan Brennan may 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
  • This tea or tincture may have a slightly bitter, earthy taste.
    — Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This tea or tincture may have a slightly bitter, earthy taste.
    — Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 23 Feb. 2026
  • This yellow native beauty can be used as both a poultice and a tincture.
    — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2026
  • It’s most often prepared as a tea, but is sometimes made into oils and tinctures.
    — Wendy Wisner, Health, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Gary reluctantly gives the teen the tincture as payment for the intel.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
  • Capsules and softgels seem to offer the most benefits, but teas and tinctures work well for those who don’t like pills.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Others like building rituals around teas or tinctures.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
  • Water — Stir a powder or squeeze a tincture dropper into a glass of water.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
  • The other compared that same proprietary cannabis tincture with opioids.
    — NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
  • From their produce, Erin makes tinctures, teas, pesto, homemade pasta and pesto and also sold fresh eggs from her large poultry flock.
    — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
  • People flood the supplement booths, listening to intense sales pitches on why their capsule, tablet or tincture is the best.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
  • After all, there’s hardly a shortage of tinctures, foams, and other elixirs that promise rapid hair-sprouting benefits.
    — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • After all, there’s hardly a shortage of tinctures, foams, and other elixirs that promise rapid hair-sprouting benefits.
    — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Carved into the stone walls of the historic shipyard, the arrival lounge feels like an entrance to a secret bazaar, brimming with holistic tinctures and fragrant herbs.
    — Jackie Caradonio, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Weaning Orson off the tincture drops will go a long way toward making that character more tolerable.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 24 May 2026
  • In general, capsule, tablets and gummies are best for beginners, while tinctures, extracts and powders make easy drink additives.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
  • Each morning, an Apres Sleep Cart is at your service, providing healing tinctures, stretch cards, and facial mists.
    — Ronny Maye, Essence, 7 Aug. 2025
  • She's also promoted wellness tincture brand Drop RX on her social media.
    — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The panicked teen heads home and begs stepdad Gary (Paul Adelstein) for one last dose of the magic tincture he's supposed to be weening off of.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
  • Ginger is generally safe for daily use in various forms, including fresh, capsules, tinctures, and teas.
    — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Two years later, the state expanded again, this time greenlighting cannabis tinctures, transdermal patches, lotions, and capsules.
    — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • This sweet smelling fragrance has warm notes of vanilla absolute, sandalwood and vanilla tincture, for an elevated, sexy version of the classic scent.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Najafi said medical marijuana comes in edibles or under-the-tongue tinctures — whichever route a person is most comfortable with.
    — Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Its handsome wood shelves are stacked high with modern medicines as well as handmade tinctures concocted from natural ingredients such as calendula and coconut oil.
    — Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Echinacea is a flowering plant often taken as a tea or dietary supplement, available in many forms, including capsules, liquid extracts, and tinctures.
    — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Julie Espinoza, 60, uses medical marijuana in the form of edibles and tinctures to manage her pain from arthritis.
    — Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • This marks the brand’s first liposomal product, joining Lemme’s variety of formats including gummies, chews, lollipops and tinctures.
    — Emily Burns, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
  • From mushroom coffees and herbal tinctures to capsules promising calmer moods and sharper focus, adaptogens have moved from niche wellness circles into mainstream conversations.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Functional mushrooms have moved from niche wellness shelves into mainstream supplement routines, and shoppers now face a choice that did not exist a decade ago, with mushroom powder, gummies or tinctures all on offer.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026

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