Example Sentences

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"It was like something was blocking his chest. The doctor told us he had inhaled too much smoke. A couple of days later, he passed away."

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

And in the process of serving them, Soriao and the Hernandez brothers ducked fireworks, hid beneath their food stand and poured surplus milk into the eyes of protesters who had inhaled tear gas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

But BP’s experts argued individual workers needed to show exactly how much oil and dispersant they had inhaled or ingested and that it was sufficient to cause their sickness.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2024

Fifty percent of the fossilized fish were found with tektites in their gills, as if the fish had inhaled the material.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2019

Tally collapsed on the ground and coughed, her lungs finally protesting against the smoke and dust particles she had inhaled.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld