Example Sentences

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Those most at risk of developing silicosis have inhaled large amounts of silica dust over a period of years.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024

The truly committed have inhaled the ancillary nuggets, theories and dissections that have made the rounds on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, et. al, like they were fried goat cheese balls hot from the SUR kitchen.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2023

It’s suspected those who became ill in Quincy have inhaled the bacteria through various water sources, like showers and sinks.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2017

Or perhaps it is all a misunderstanding: the boys were merely seeking to understand the poet Frank Stanford’s immortal line “I have inhaled the fumes of the chicken feathers of death myself.”

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2015

As it came out of my mouth, I was ashamed that it was mixed with any of Dad’s cells that I might have inhaled when we went to visit Ground Zero.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer