Example Sentences

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It is not clear how long the man in the engine compartment had been inhaling noxious fumes for.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2015

She closed her eyes once more and took deep breaths of the sweet air her brother had been inhaling three hours ago.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

And for two weeks he was forced to fight against the effect of the deadly toxins he had been inhaling for so long.

From The Heart of Unaga by Cullum, Ridgwell

The Duke sneezed loudly, from the mingled dust and sunshine he had been inhaling.

From Doctor Claudius, A True Story by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

Having risen in the morning, he was dressing himself in a leisurely, methodical fashion, when his host, who had been inhaling the morning breeze, thrust his head through the window.

From The Firm of Girdlestone by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir