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

As the speeches ended and the guards, in their Renaissance-style striped uniforms, began inhaling fondue and swilling Swiss wine, he politely bowed out to go home.

From New York Times

“Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret” was among the first books I read in a single day, inhaling it as the light changed on my bedspread.

From New York Times

Duncan, who had been an apprentice baker since the age of nine, had developed a cough from the flour dust he inhaled during his years in the job.

From BBC