inhale

Example Sentences

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Pilots warn their wranglers to avoid the temptation to inhale the escaping gas, noting that the “Alvin and the Chipmunks” voice isn’t worth the risk of fainting.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We wanted to develop an innovative system that prevents occupants from inhaling contaminated air while allowing them to use a personalized ventilation system comfortably for extended periods," he says.

From Science Daily

"They sat in a building inhaling fatal levels of carbon monoxide which we have been told but for 'sheer luck' there was no fatalities due to the high level of CO detected," she said.

From BBC

Dr Umesh, who is a medical doctor, said that ambulance staff told her no-one has burn injuries but that some first responders inhaled "toxic fumes" and are now using oxygen masks.

From BBC

He was reported to have been in a coma since inhaling tear gas fired by the IDF as villagers were picking their olives last month, near the settler outpost of Evyatar.

From BBC