inhalation

Example Sentences

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The siblings, who succumbed to smoke inhalation, were found in the living room about seven feet apart.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

In addition to the injured security guard, 30 law enforcement officers were being treated for smoke inhalation, according to Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

He was hospitalized and put into an induced coma due to smoke inhalation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

The research team is continuing its work to better understand how flu spreads through inhalation and under what conditions that transmission is most likely.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

The rest of the world falls away, until there are only the sounds of my steady inhalation and exhalation in contrast with his rattling, wheezing breath.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed