inhale
verb (used with object)
to breathe in; draw in by breathing.
has inhaled
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present perfectof inhale (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Mom—who has inhaled every Philippa Gregory novel, and whose superpower is the ability to relate any topic back to Henry VIII’s wives—corrected him instantly: “Claude, Katherine is with a K.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
He has inhaled from somewhere — certainly not from studying history — an immensely dumbed-down version of the philosophy that he imagines drove Napoleon and Hitler, and perhaps Alexander the Great and Peter the Great.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2025
“And Mother Brimworth has inhaled a terrible amount of smoke, Officer! She’s already quite frail and needs medical treatment immediately!”
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
He has inhaled no flames, but he struck his head on something as he jumped.
From Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son by Howard R. Garis
In fact, he has lived in an atmosphere of infectious belief, and he has inhaled it.
From Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society by Walter Bagehot
