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How to use inhale in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Inhale means to draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm. Example: “Most inhaled uranium that reaches the lungs is eliminated via mucociliary clearance.”

Examples of inhale by meaning

verbTo eat very quickly.

  • She had also forgotten both diet and protocol as she joined Sven in guzzling large cokes, practically inhaling fries and gravy, and rounding off the meal with double malts.2014, Dee Disheau, Love in the Sand and the Snow, page 26

nounAn inhalation.

  • Now have client take slower, normal breaths through the nose and notice how the abdomen moves slightly outward with each inhale and then deflates with each exhale.2009, David A. Clark, Aaron T. Beck, Cognitive Therapy of Anxiety Disorders: Science and Practice

More sentences with inhale

  • Most inhaled uranium that reaches the lungs is eliminated via mucociliary clearance.From the entry mucociliary
  • When someone speaks after inhaling helium, his voice has a higher timbre. With sulfur hexafluoride, the result is a lower timbre.From the entry timbre
  • All types of asbestos are potentially carcinogenic when inhaled.From the entry asbestos
  • Good choice.” “Thank you.” “(inhales deeply) "Good choice."” (indistinct chatter) “Zoodles are zucchini noodles.” “"Sweet cheeks"?2022 January 13, James Gunn, “A Whole New Whirled” (26:41 from the start), in Peacemaker, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Peacemaker (John…. From the entry cherubic
  • Charlie shifted in his chair and inhaled the fresh, evening air.2013, Landon Parham, First Night of Summer, page 300. From the entry chomo
  • On the job, he inhaled a huge amount of dust every day.2012, Hsiao-Hung Pai, Scattered Sand: The Story of China's Rural Migrants, Verso Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 86. From the entry pneumoconiosis
  • He inhaled through his nose, the nostrils flaring as he studied Vaughn.2011, George Harmon Coxe, Never Bet Your Life. From the entry want to bet
  • Poppers is a solvent which is inhaled, for instance directly from a small bottle.2009, Irmgard Eisenbach-Stangl, Jacek Moskalewicz, Betsy Thom, Two Worlds of Drug Consumption in Late Modern Societies. From the entry poppers
  • Levadex is an new inhaled version of dihydroergotamine, a drug used intravenously to treat migraines.2009 May 27, Reuters, “Migraine Drug Gains in Test, and Shares in Its Maker Soar”, in New York Times. From the entry dihydroergotamine
  • Jericho turned away and inhaled the smell of fresh wontons and baozis.2009, Frank Schätzing, translated by Shaun Whiteside, Jamie Lee Searle, and Samuel Willcocks, “Steelworks”, in Limit, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry baozi
  • It vapes plenty; you just can't inhale and exhale much of anything.2008 March 2, marian00, "Re: NJOY International"…. From the entry vape
  • When the water boils again, the wonton are ready to be inhaled with a little chicken broth.2003, Gish Jen, “[Seafood] Mom’s Shrimp Wonton”, in Dean Faulkner Wells, editor, The New Great American Writers Cookbook, Jackson, Miss.…. From the entry wonton
  • "Inhale, outhale," a skinny black man in a dirty white T-shirt chants.2002, Jana Abrams Karam, Into the Breach: A Year of Life and Death with EMS, page 237. From the entry outhale
  • I inhale slowly not wanting to miss any ounce of nature’s freely provided version of smell-o-rama.2000 September, L. B. Sedlacek, Suicide Pumpkins: A Love Story, Xlibris Corporation, page 86. From the entry smell-o-rama
  • The opponent must not be able to recognize when we inhale and when we exhale.1998, Rudolf Jakhel, Modern Sports Karate: Basics of Techniques and Tactics, Meyer & Meyer Sport, →ISBN. From the entry mask
  • "Maybe you want some ganj?" He puts two fingers to his lips and pretends to inhale deeply.1997, William Lashner, Veritas. From the entry ganj
  • I inhaled deeply the dank, boletic smell around the woody fungus.1989, David Michaelis, Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl, page 164. From the entry boletic
  • He scraped up a fingernailful and, holding it to a nostril, slowly inhaled it.1987, William Diehl, Thai horse, page 307. From the entry fingernailful
  • I cut new timber with my saw and inhaled the sweet sour smell of blackbutt.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 175. From the entry blackbutt
  • And again he inhaled a prodigious breastful of the mountain air.1910, Algernon Blackwood, The Human Chord. From the entry breastful
  • The effects caused by inhaling nitrous oxide gas, such as lightheadedness and euphoria, can be felt within seconds.2024 September 14, Zachary Pottle, “Galaxy Gas: Flavored Whipped Cream Charger Or Dangerous Drug?”, in AddictionCenter. From the entry euphoria
  • I wish they could breathe in what the women and girls I know have been inhaling since Nov. 5.2024 November 16, Naomi Beinart, “I’m 16. On Nov. 6 the Girls Cried, and the Boys Played Minecraft.”, in The New York Times, archived from…. From the entry Nov.
  • Bringing the drawing to his face, he closed his eyes, inhaling the paper's vellichor, the opium-like smell of yesteryear and childhood.2018, Sam Millar, The Bespoke Hitman. From the entry vellichor
  • Patting the older woman’s back, Beth inhaled the meatloafy air mixed with cinnamon potpourri that wafted from the house.2016, Krista Phillips, chapter 10, in A Side of Love, Spring Hill, Tenn.: One Woman’s Dream, →ISBN, page 74. From the entry meatloafy
  • He cracked open a popper, inhaling deeply.2010, Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall, Ghosted, page 130. From the entry popper
  • “That's the third time ye've had a peek out thon window.” “Not a thing, Mam,” he said, inhaling deeply.2010 December 17, Diana Gabaldon, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, Anchor Canada, →ISBN. From the entry thon
  • And the hundred-thirty-pound Rich LeFevre, in six hundred seconds, inhaled one and a half gallons of five-alarm chili.2007, Steve Rushin, The Caddie Was a Reindeer: And Other Tales of Extreme Recreation, →ISBN, page 304. From the entry five-alarm
  • How it worked was, for those few brief seconds, you stopped thinking "inhale, outhale" and instead you thought, "Dig it!2006, Vaguen, Chris Gibbs, T. J. Dawe, The Power of Ignorance: 14 Steps to Using Your Ignorance, page 27. From the entry outhale
  • I inhaled sharply, and got coffee instead of air, which my body expelled with a painful snough (sneeze-cough).2004, Stephanie Bond, Cover Me - Page 43. From the entry snough
  • In the event of misventing the transfer cask, a worker near the cask could receive a dose by inhaling contaminated atmosphere.2004, Proposed Idaho Spent Fuel Facility at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory in Butte County, Idaho., pages 4-28. From the entry misvent
  • The great advantage of ephedrine is its effectiveness if taken as a pill, whereas adrenaline works only if injected or inhaled.2003, Samuel H. Barondes, chapter 5, in Better than Prozac, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 63. From the entry ephedrine
  • My sinuses feel Brillo-padded by the inhaled oven cleaner.2003, Houghton Mifflin (publisher), The Best American Nonrequired Reading, page 197. From the entry brillo-pad
  • He inhaled deeply, smelling piñon pines and sage.2001, Eric Nylund, Halo: The Fall of Reach, New York: Del Rey, →ISBN, page 217. From the entry piñon pine
  • The freebase is heated in a retort, foil, or other container and the vapor is inhaled as the freebase vaporizes.1987, Richard Seymour, David Elvin Smith, The Physician's Guide to Psychoactive Drugs, page 75. From the entry freebase
  • At frequent intervals inhales from benzedrine inhaler.1953, Ian Fleming, “Dossier for M”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 20. From the entry inhaler
  • Yes, it’s a good idea to scoff up carrots, chow down on broccoli, and inhale kale – but don’t Kit-Kats taste nicer?2020 January 2, Telegraph Reporters, “10 healthy nutrition hacks that will improve what – and how – you eat”, in Chris Evans, editor, The…. From the entry scoff up
  • Inhale, step the top right leg over the left, planting the right foot to the floor outside the left hip, into Matsyendrasana, seated twist.2017, Sian O'Neill, Yoga Teaching Handbook, page 51. From the entry unspin
  • He turned off the light and laid on the couch, tacoing the pillow behind his head and inhaling the smell of Melanie Owen.2016, Jennifer Moore, Safe Harbor, →ISBN. From the entry taco

Meaning of inhale

  1. verb To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
  2. verb To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in the form of aerosols/smoke, sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
  3. verb To eat very quickly.

Full definition of inhale

Questions about inhale in a sentence

How do you use inhale in a sentence?
Inhale is used as a verb and noun. For example: “Most inhaled uranium that reaches the lungs is eliminated via mucociliary clearance.”
What is a short sentence with inhale?
“At frequent intervals inhales from benzedrine inhaler.”
What does inhale mean?
Inhale means to draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.

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