NOSTRUM in a Sentence

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Example sentences for NOSTRUM, such as:
1. Christian Ivanovich can help him out with some of his nostrums.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of NOSTRUM
nostrum
 n.  patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
Classic Sentence:
1  Christian Ivanovich can help him out with some of his nostrums.
The Inspector General By Nikolai Gogol
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Example Sentence:
1  This nostrum is a compound of some of the ordinary foods with certain well-known aromatic and carminative substances.