How to Use supplemental in a Sentence

supplemental

adjective
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  • She receives a supplemental income every month from the government.
  • But at the end, there’s some supplemental reading to help.
    — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Nilgai were introduced on the King Ranch in the 1920s as a game species and supplemental food source for the cowboys.
    — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The production may have just used shots in Pittsburgh for supplemental footage, or B-roll, throughout the film.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 31 July 2023
  • Bring plants home and continue their growth without the need for supplemental lights.
    — Jeff Lowenfels | Alaska Gardening and Growing, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Full-time staff members will get a one-time, $1,500 supplemental payment next month.
    — Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Nov. 2022
  • This year, Healey proposed a supplemental budget that includes $85 million to do the same.
    — Samantha J. Gross, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Keep in mind that face masks for skin care are not quite necessities but rather supplemental.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The only compensation the Sox received for a franchise icon was a supplemental fourth-round draft pick.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
  • One of the short term goals of the company is to have a deep impact on people’s lives through the food and beverage industry as well as supplemental products.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Now that the administration has asked for supplemental funding, the ball is in Congress' court.
    — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • This is a fantastic option for a supplemental pack on longer hikes as well as traveling.
    — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2023
  • The questions on being banked or unbanked are supplemental questions added to a survey given to people at their homes.
    — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2024
  • By that summer, Sample was reliant on supplemental oxygen and could barely get out of bed.
    — Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The outcome of the award voting has consequences: If Carroll were to win, the Diamondbacks would receive a supplemental draft pick.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Although the unusual mortality event is not over, the state ended the supplemental feeding program at the end of 2023.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2024
  • As a supplemental request, the package the White House is sending to Congress falls outside the budget caps both parties agreed to as part of the debt ceiling showdown earlier this year.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Congress should fund the President’s supplemental request to secure the border now.
    — Adam Shaw, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Congress should fund the President's supplemental request to secure the border now.
    — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Biden is hoping to tie his request for supplemental funding to a potential short-term agreement to keep the government running.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The House voted last Thursday for $180 million in a supplemental budget for hospitals.
    — Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023
  • The researchers used a metric called the supplemental poverty measure, which considers both income and noncash support like food stamps, as well as the local cost of living.
    — Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The national security supplemental request that the White House sent to Congress in October fails to do this.
    — WSJ, 3 Dec. 2023
  • To provide back pay for the salary increase, the university will request it as a supplemental budget item in the coming legislative session.
    — Lisa Phu, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Administer supplemental oxygen if ordered by the healthcare provider: This can be given through a mask, nasal prongs, or an oxygen tent.
    — Sherry Christiansen Updated, Verywell Health, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The staff quickly intervened and provided the infant with supplemental care.
    — Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
  • There are more than 10 types of supplemental magnesium available.
    — Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 27 June 2023
  • Companies should provide access to supplemental resources, conduct regular check-ins, and track progress along the way.
    — Kara Dennison, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • And the market for supplemental insurance continues to grow.
    — Diane Brady, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Several members of her family have worked at the plant, too, including one of her three sons, who was a supplemental employee, earning half of what his mother made.
    — Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023

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