Sentence examples for were preventive from inspiring English sources
noun
A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to.
"The attacks on July 22 were preventive attacks to defend the indigenous Norwegian people," he said.
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, or when Nazi Germany invaded Norway, these were preventive wars.
A government spokesman, Tariq Azim Khan, when asked Sunday why 500 people had been arrested, said the arrests were "preventive measures" because the people presented "a threat to future law and order".
There are no official figures on how many of those were preventive but the figure is estimated to be between 5-10%.
Until my sophomore year of college, I was largely unaware that there were preventive measures (e.g., exercise, good nutrition, adequate sleep) that individuals can take to avert (or at least delay) the onset of these diseases.
Ninety-two (92) were responsive, 61 were preventive [ 4].
I like to be preventive about things.
So there will be preventive measures.
She says this is "preventive medicine".
"It's preventive and proactive," he said.
