STIMULUS in a Sentence

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In particular the economists say that the proposed abolition of taxes on the dividends is not credible as a short term stimulus.

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 Meanings and Examples of STIMULUS
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
stimulus
 n.  helps something to happen more quickly
Classic Sentence:
1  It was indeed but a passing trance, that only made me feel with renewed acuteness so soon as, the unnatural stimulus ceasing to operate, I had returned to my old habits.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
2  'You anticipate, sir,' said Mr. Chillip, his eyelids getting quite red with the unwonted stimulus in which he was indulging.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 59. RETURN
3  She could think of nothing but, once started, Gerald needed no stimulus other than an audience.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
4  Her soft nature recoiled from this ordeal, which had none of the stimulus of conflict to goad her through it.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 13
5  Our flesh shrinks from what it dreads and responds to the stimulus of what it desires by a purely reflex action of the nervous system.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
6  Even he was sensible of the decorous atmosphere and even he began to respond to the religious stimulus.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In GRACE
7  While the count picked up the paper he put spurs to his horse, which leaped in astonishment at such an unusual stimulus, and shot away with the rapidity of an arrow.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 85. The Journey.
8  There must be some sort of external stimulus of the burning of such fuel, not merely air supply.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
9  The fact that the individual has behind and surrounding him proud family history and connection serves as a stimulus to help him to overcome obstacles when striving for success.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter II.
Example Sentence:
1  The new tax laws should act as a stimulus to exports.
2  A reduction in corporate tax should act as a stimulus to economic activity.
3  The nutrient in the soil acts as a stimulus to growth/to make the plants grow.
4  Foreign investment has been a stimulus to the industry.
5  The initial stimulus came from a letter in the newspaper.
6  Books provide children with ideas and a stimulus for play.
7  In particular the economists say that the proposed abolition of taxes is not credible as a short term stimulus.
8  In particular the economists say that the proposed abolition of taxes on the dividends is not credible as a short term stimulus.
9  Experimental psychologists adopted the kymograph as an instrument for recording various time-related events: response times and stimulus presentations.
10  Japan's central bank and its main government pension fund said Friday they would pump trillions more yen into the country's sputtering economy, taking a risky new stimulus tack that jolted global markets.