Examples of salutary in a Sentence
The accident should be a salutary lesson to be more careful.
the low interest rates should have a salutary effect on business
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To some analysts, that difference is a tribute to the flexibility of Britain’s parliamentary government and a salutary distinction between Britain and the United States.
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Mark Landler, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Some of history’s most salutary technologies—telephones, automobiles, antibiotics, international jet travel, the personal computer—bent society’s productivity and wealth curves upward.
—Rich Karlgaard, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
While that may be hard to enforce, the goal is salutary.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Mar. 2025
Whether Friday’s sharp intraday wobble on some tariff headlines was a sign that these salutary factors are losing their hold on the market is just one crucial question awaiting investors in February.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025
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Mark Landler, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Some of history’s most salutary technologies—telephones, automobiles, antibiotics, international jet travel, the personal computer—bent society’s productivity and wealth curves upward.
—Rich Karlgaard, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
While that may be hard to enforce, the goal is salutary.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Mar. 2025
Whether Friday’s sharp intraday wobble on some tariff headlines was a sign that these salutary factors are losing their hold on the market is just one crucial question awaiting investors in February.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for salutary
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“Salutary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salutary. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
salutary
adjective
sal·u·tary
ˈsal-yə-ˌter-ē 
1
: producing a good result
2
: furthering good health
salutariness
noun
Medical Definition
salutary
adjective
sal·u·tary
ˈsal-yə-ˌter-ē
: promoting health : curative
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